FNUS73 KMPX 031314
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HACKERT...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
814 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 A LOW PRESSURE AREA ON THE MINNESOTA SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER
TO NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND THIS HAS BEEN THE FOCUS OF MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY.
THE BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO SAG SOUTH TO IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO DAY TIME HEATING
DESTABILIZING THE ATMOSPHERE FURTHER. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH UP TO 12 MPH.

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-47000).

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     69     73     75     75     73
RH..............81     68     55     48     45     48
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 6    N 7    N 8    N 10   N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     15     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 6 TO 11 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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