FNUS73 KMPX 041237
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  CROIX SAVANNAH SNA...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
737 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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 20 MPH. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
THROUGH SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-28900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (104100-125500).

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............44     53     61     65     66     64
RH..............57     39     28     27     29     34
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 8   SSE 11 SSE 14 SSE 12 SSE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING 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 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (60600-98600) DECREASING TO FAIR TO
                    GOOD (26400-43500) LATE IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (35800-80300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (94200) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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