FNUS73 KMPX 081419
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER TERRACE SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
919 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE
NORTHERLY...INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH AND HOLDING STEADY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR 35 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON
BEFORE GRADUALLY INCREASING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR RAIN THROUGH THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH
THE PRIME CHANCES WILL BE DURING THE EVENING. THE LOW PRESSURE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RAIN CHANCES WILL SHIFT EAST AWAY FROM THE AREA BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL BE COOL DURING THE WEEKEND AND
SOMEWHAT BREEZY ON SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT AFTER 4 PM.
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1100-48800) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (47600-53200) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9400-10700 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............61     66     69     70     67     60
RH..............54     46     40     37     39     51
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 7    N 8    N 7    NW 5   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10                   10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      5      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090508.RIVER.01/MPX