FNUS73 KMPX 141305
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREY CLOUD DUNES SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
805 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 DECREASE THRU THE AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE IN THE DAKOTAS
MOVES INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA.  THEY WILL ALSO TURN MORE WESTERLY. A
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY WILL ALSO GIVE WAY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES DURING
THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTH OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WITH A SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE DAY FRIDAY. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS
                    15 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON.
                    HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (52600-99700) DECREASING TO
                    FAIR TO GOOD (21700-40000) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 30 MPH BECOMING WEST 11 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     54     58     59     60     60
RH..............60     49     42     39     37     37
20 FT WIND......NW 16  NW 14  NW 10  W 9   W 7    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.27     22     17     16     10
HAINES INDEX....3      4      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMIGN WEST TOWARD EVENING.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090514.GREYC.01/MPX