FNUS73 KMPX 251252
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  CROIX...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
752 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL WORK BY TO THE WEST OF THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE MORNING
WITH SHOWER POTENTIAL FAIRLY SMALL THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. SE WINDS
THIS MORNING WILL PROGRESSIVELY BECOME MORE EASTERLY BY NOON...WITH LIGHT
NE WINDS EXPECTED BY THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED DURING
THE MORNING...WITH SPEEDS SETTLING BACK UNDER 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS
UP AROUND 70 WILL PUSH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES DOWN TO AROUND 40. STRONG COLD
FRONT ARRIVING TONIGHT WILL BRING A SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWN WITH IT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH
                    UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (18000-56700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 24 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE EAST 7 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     60     65     67     68     67
RH..............53     51     48     47     47     49
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 10  SE 8   NE 4   N 3    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2900-21200).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.STCRO.01/MPX