FNUS73 KMPX 071315
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  CROIX SAVANNAH...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
815 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING BUT SUNSHINE WILL
INCREASE AGAIN BY MIDDAY. EXPECT INCREASING WEST WINDS DURING THE MORNING
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT DROPPING ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA. THE FRONT WILL REACH
THE ST. CROIX SAVANNAH AREA THIS EVENING WHICH WILL CAUSE THE WINDS
TO BECOME MORE WNW. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. AN
APPROACHING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON FRIDAY
AS WELL AS COOLER TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-41700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (188900-218900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9400-10600 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO
                    11800-13000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 10900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                            ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............52     60     67     72     74     73
RH..............77     53     40     33     29     29
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 8    W 10   W 12   W 14   W 11
20 FT WIND GUST.       15     15     20     25     20
HAINES INDEX....6      6      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BARDOU
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090507.STCRO.01/MPX