FNUS73 KARX 041331
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUMBRO FALLS WOODS...MINNESOTA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
831 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW
FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND TRACK ACROSS THE REGION. SOUTHERLY WINDS OUT AHEAD
OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD EVENING. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 79.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH TOWARD EVENING.
CWR.................NONE INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT TOWARD EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /62300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /247800 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..24     24     19     27     27     42
WEATHER COV.....                                   S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............41     49     64     74     78     79
RH..............89     71     46     35     33     32
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 7    SE 14  S 15   S 15   SW 16
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     25     25     25     30
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...DS
REQUESTED BY...ELLEN FUGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100504.ZUMBR.01/ARX