FNUS73 KMPX 251221
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROVE LAKE...FWS -BNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
721 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND
BECOME MORE DUE EAST ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. TEMPERATURES
WILL MODERATE QUICKLY...OFFERING A HUMIDITY BELOW 45 PERCENT BY
IGNITION TIME. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN NEAR DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY
AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...BECOMING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO
                    12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-32400) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (57200-98000) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100-9700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........MCR PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............49  53  57  60  62  64  65  65  64  63  60
RH..............50  43  39  36  33  32  32  34  35  37  42
20 FT WIND DIR..S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..5   7   8   9   10  10  10   9   8   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.5   10  10  10  12  12  13  10  10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110425.GROVE.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY