FNUS73 KMPX 271249
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  CROIX...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
749 AM CDT FRI APR 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED FROM SOUTHERN CANADA INTO THE GREAT LAKES
COMBINED WITH A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS
WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED DRY SOUTHEAST WIND TODAY. SPEEDS WILL QUICKLY
PICK UP THIS MORNING AND LOOK TO BE SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 20 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON RIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGHS WILL AGAIN TOP
OUT IN THE MID 50S...ALLOWING HUMIDITIES BY THE AFTERNOON TO FALL BACK
TO AROUND 25 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST
                    8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-33800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53100-94400) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 25
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN
TEMP............46     52     54     57     56     51
RH..............42     31     27     27     31     42
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 11  SE 12  SE 12  E 11   E 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
                    OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (74500-96500) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (6800-51900) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
                    CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47.
RH..................MIN 58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (35000-75000).

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120427.STCRO.01/MPX