FNUS73 KMPX 291348
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUMBROFALLS SNA...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
848 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND BREEZY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY
THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. GUSTS TO
NEAR 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
INTO THE MID 60S BY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING HUMIDITY TO FALL TO NEAR
30 PERCENT BY THE IGNITION TIME. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO OVERNIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE HALF INCH ARE
EXPECTED IN WESTERN TO CENTRAL MINNESOTA. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH BREEZY AND MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS ON
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1400-37800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (90100-107200).

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........CLR MCR MCR MCR PC  PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....                                            CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                                            RW
TEMP............37  42  47  52  56  59  62  64  65  65  64  59
RH..............74  62  53  48  43  37  32  29  28  30  34  44
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   8   10  10  11  14  15  15  15  15  15
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  15  15  20  20  25  30  30  30  30  30
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...FRANKS
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110429.ZUMBR.01/MPX


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