FNUS73 KARX 041420
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HYTHECKER SNA...MINNESOTA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
920 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD
OF THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY . SOUTHERLY WINDS OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL
ALSO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TODAY. IN THE WAKE
OF THE COLD FRONT...DRIER AIR AND WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO
NEAR THE SURFACE WEDNESDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE. IN ADDITION...WIND
SPEEDS WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD EVENING. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH
                    10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 14 TO 19 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH TOWARD EVENING.
CWR.................7 PERCENT INCREASING TO 14 PERCENT TOWARD
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /89800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /263400 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..22     22     19     27     27     42
WEATHER COV.....                                   S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............47     58     65     73     77     78
RH..............89     63     45     34     31     31
20 FT WIND......SE 7   SE 7   S 14   SW 16  SW 16  SW 17
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     25     30     30     30
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 13
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT DECREASING TO NONE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /4600 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..68     68     55     48     48     48
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     61     55     51     48     45
RH..............37     51     59     63     68     76
20 FT WIND......W 15   W 15   W 12   W 11   W 11   SW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     20     20     20     20

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /309100 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..44     44     38     33     33     33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     51     55     59     61     61
RH..............71     56     45     37     32     31
20 FT WIND......SW 15  SW 15  W 18   W 19   W 19   W 19
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     30     30     30     30

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FORECASTER...DS
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100504.HYTHE.01/ARX