FNUS73 KMPX 281240
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROVE LAKE...FWS -BNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
740 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER WISCONSIN WILL GRADUALLY WORK EAST
TODAY...TAKING CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS EAST WITH IT. NORTH WINDS
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY...GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGH THE
MORNING...THEN SLOWLY DECREASING IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. AS THE
CLOUDS CLEAR...THE TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO WARM.THIS CLEARING IS
EXPECTED NEAR TO JUST AFTER IGNITION TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........GRADUALLY DECREASING CLOUDS. SCATTERED RAIN
                    OR SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE 10 AM...THEN SLIGHT A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH 3 PM.
                    CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (11500-46700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (63700-106100) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 18 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............43  46  50  54  56  59  59  59  58  56  52
RH..............73  63  53  44  39  33  33  33  36  42  47
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..13  14  14  14  14  14  12  10  8   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  25  25  25  20  15  10  10
HAINES INDEX....4   4   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110428.GROVE.01/MPX


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