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FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  CROIX...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
753 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

JUST A FEW CLOUDS TODAY...GRADUALLY INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON. IF
ANYTHING THERE WILL BE A LIGHT NORTHERLY COMPONENT TO THE
WIND...BUT DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING TOO STRONG. IN FACT...THE FLOW IS
SO LIGHT THAT THE WIND MAY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8600-58500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (51900-82300) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     46     50     53     54     52
RH..............67     49     39     38     38     41
20 FT WIND......N 8    N 7    N 9    N 7    N 7    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120420.STCRO.01/MPX