FNUS73 KMPX 061229
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST VALLEY ENTRANCE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
729 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS
MORNING AND WILL REACH THE WISCONSIN BORDER EARLY THIS EVENING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
TROUGH...BECOMING MOST NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON IN EASTERN
PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA INTO WISCONSIN. WEST WINDS WILL BECOME
A BIT GUSTY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-45500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (37700-67600) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5400-7100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............59     65     70     72     73     71
RH..............66     52     45     37     34     38
20 FT WIND......SW 7   SW 8   SW 9   W 9    W 9    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090506.LOSTV.01/MPX