FNUS73 KMPX 041330
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  CROIX SAVANNAH...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
830 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY EASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH
GUSTY WINDS LIKELY ABOVE THE RIDGE LINE. MOST OF THE RAINFALL
SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER DARK...WITH MAINLY PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (21800-65200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (72300-74700) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                            CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............65     69     71     70     67     62
RH..............69     63     57     61     66     72
20 FT WIND......E 12   E 14   E 14   E 11   E 10   E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (20400-69500) DECREASING TO
                    FAIR (14600-16100) EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...STEVE WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120504.STCRO.01/MPX