FNUS73 KMPX 291300
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  CROIX...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
800 AM CDT SUN APR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 CDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE JUST EAST OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE AWAY TODAY.
CLOUD COVER WILL BE EXTENSIVE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY...WITH POSSIBLY
SOME BREAKS LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL BRING IN ADDITIONAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WHICH WILL KEEP RH VALUES
IN THE 40S. CHANCES FOR RAINFALL RETURN TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW AS THE
FIRST IN A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE
WEEK APPROACH THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF
AN INCH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3200-53000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (56800-66800) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     49     55     57     58     59
RH..............82     58     49     49     51     49
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 8   SE 10  SE 10  SE 11  SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.       15     15     15     20     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (21000-63100) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (2400-3500) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120429.STCRO.01/MPX