FNUS73 KMPX 031259
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAKOTA...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
759 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING
ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING. THERE IS A WEAK BOUNDARY
THAT EXTENDS FROM SOUTH DAKOTA TO NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND THIS
HAS BEEN THE FOCUS OF MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY. THE BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED
TO SAG SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE BOUNDARY MOVES TO
IOWA. WINDS WILL BE QUITE VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AND SPEED IN AND
AROUND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE PREDOMINATE WINDS DIRECTION SHOULD
BE WEST TO NORTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (700-35500).

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR NONE
TEMP............64     68     71     74     75     73
RH..............81     68     59     50     46     48
20 FT WIND......SW 4   W 5    N 5    N 7    N 8    N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5                    10     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120503.DAKOT.01/MPX