FNUS73 KMPX 031307
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEDAN BROOK...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
806 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 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 WISCONSIN 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 DAY TIME HEATING CAUSES
THE ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME MORE UNSTABLE. TOWARD EVENING THE
BOUNDARY WILL MOVE TOWARD IOWA AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL DECREASE.

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 12 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH
                    5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-26300).

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....              S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............72     74     74     70     63     58
RH..............61     55     53     57     72     80
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 6   N 8    N 8    N 7    NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2600-22900).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...STEVE WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120503.SEDAN.01/MPX