FNUS73 KMPX 241228
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CREEK...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
728 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LYING NEAR THE MINNESOTA-WISCONSIN BORDER
WILL CAUSE SOME VARIABILITY IN WIND DIRECTION...WITH WINDS VARYING
FROM SE TO OCCASIONALLY ENE. EXPECT INTERVALS OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY.  AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE DAKOTAS WILL
MOVE INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT SPREADING SCATTERED SHOWERS INTO THE
SPRING CREEK AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL
LINGER AT LEAST INTO MID DAY WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP
INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING BRINGING NORTH WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST TO OCCASIONALLY
                    EAST TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000) BECOMING GOOD (45000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 11 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     59     64     67     68     66
RH..............63     51     41     37     37     43
20 FT WIND......SE 4   SE 5   E 6    E 6    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      8      9      8      7
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.SPRIN.01/MPX