FNUS73 KMPX 031356
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  CROIX SAVANNAH SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
856 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST
TODAY AND REACH EASTERN MINNESOTA THIS EVENING. LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS
THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY TURN TO THE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON
AND THEN BE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE PLENTY
OF SUNSHINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOWERING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-38300) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (56200-90300) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-8400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 17 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     49     54     56     55     51
RH..............48     37     31     29     31     36
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 7    NE 6   NE 5   N 6    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (200-48600).

.WEDNESDAY...

TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 11 TO 16 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-36200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53100-93300) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 23 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KRAUSE
REQUESTED BY...STEVE WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.STCRO.01/MPX