FNUS73 KMPX 041247
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREY CLOUD DUNES SNA...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
747 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A SURFACE RIDGE OVERHEAD THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST WITH A
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND DEVELOPING. EXPECT THE WINDS TO
INCREASE IN SPEED BY LATE MORNING...WITH GUSTY WINDS BY
THE AFTERNOON UP TO 25 MPH. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
THROUGH SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 11 TO 16 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-34100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (101700-123400).

TIME (CDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............61     65     64     60     55     52
RH..............33     29     32     41     51     59
20 FT WIND......S 14   S 14   S 11   S 8    SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     20     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      4      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (41100-87500) DECREASING TO
                    FAIR TO GOOD (23100-36300) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (37100-73100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (88100-120400) IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...STEVE WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.GREYC.01/MPX