FNUS73 KMPX 141436
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST PICNIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN
936 AM MDT THU MAY 14 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST PICNIC ASP...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
935 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE AND ALSO SLOWLY CHANGE FROM NORTHWEST TO A
MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION FROM LATE THIS MORNING THORUGH THE AFTERNOON
AS HIGH PRESSURE IN THE DAKOTAS MOVES INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA. SKIES
ARE EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME
LIGHT SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND EVENTUALLY SOUTH ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF
ANOTHER COLD FRONT.  WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN
THE DAY FRIDAY AS THE FRONT PASSES. A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22
                    MPH AT IGNITION... SLOWLY CHANGING TO WEST
                    11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (52600-99700) DECREASING TO
                    GOOD (28700-48000) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 30 MPH BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     59     62     63     59
RH..............51     41     37     35     39
20 FT WIND......WNW 16 WNW 14 W 11   W 10   W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.24     21     18     12
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST IN
                    IN THE EVENING.

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REQUESTED BY...GENE GROEBNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...ESSENTIAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY, E.G. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF
POPULATION CENTERS OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.