FNUS73 KMPX 121315
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  CROIX...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
815 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE REGION WHICH WILL
RESULT IN CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND DRY WEATHER FOR TODAY
AND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. IN EASTCENTRAL MINNESOTA...THE
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BUT IT
LOOKS LIKE THEY SHOULD MAINTAIN A NORTHERLY COMPONENT. WENT WITH
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS...BUT AGAIN THESE WILL BE LIGHT AND COULD
VARY FROM TIME TO TIME. RH VALUES WILL QUICKLY FALL OFF LATER THIS
MORNING...TO NEAR 20% BY THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-31200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (56600-78400) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-9400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     63     65     68     69     66
RH..............55     38     28     23     22     26
20 FT WIND......N 4    N 5    N 5    NW 5   NW 5   NW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10     5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120512.STCRO.01/MPX