FNUS73 KMPX 111242
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CREEK SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
742 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA WILL
BE THE MAIN WEATHER CONCERN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND INTO EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY SUNSET.
LIMITED MOISTURE AT THE LOW LEVELS WILL KEEP ANY CHANCES
OF PRECIPITATION TO A MINIMUM. BETTER CHANCES DEVELOP
ON TUESDAY...AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS DEEPER MOISTURE BEGINS
TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF A THUNDERSTORM AFTER 5 PM.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-47000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53700-64800) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-9300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............51     57     59     63     65     63
RH..............51     42     38     33     30     32
20 FT WIND......SW 4   S 4    SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 30
                    PERCENT.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090511.SPRIN.01/MPX