FNUS73 KMPX 171306
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  CROIX...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
806 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL DAKOTAS BY EARLY EVENING. LOOK FOR INCREASING
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW ALONG WITH AN INCREASE OF
CLOUDS DURING THE DAY. THE LOW WILL MARCH INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BY SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEN REACH THE DULUTH AREA BY DAWN.
SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. DRYING WEDNESDAY
WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE LOW. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST PRIOR TO 915 AM.

TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-42700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (59600-76800) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14
                    TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............38     46     54     58     59     58
RH..............67     50     40     37     39     45
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 5    S 6    S 7    S 8    SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50
                    PERCENT DURING THE EVENING AND 80 PERCENT
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ZALESKI
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.STCRO.01/MPX