FNUS73 KMPX 251322
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CREEK SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
822 AM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY WHILE A STATIONARY
FRONT WELL TO THE SOUTH TRANSITIONS TO A WARM FRONT THAT WILL SLOWLY
LIFT NORTH TODAY INTO TONIGHT. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH
DURING THE DAY TODAY WHICH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DRYING POTENTIAL
FROM ALL THE RAIN RECEIVED YESTERDAY. WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT
FROM THE WEST WITH RH VALUES DROPPING ONLY TO AROUND 50 PERCENT.
RAINFALL WILL RETURN FROM THE SOUTH LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH THE WARM FRONT APPROACH. CLOUD/RAIN COMPLICATIONS
REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL
FOR HEAVY RAIN SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-42500) INCREASING TO FAIR TO
                    GOOD (28600-57000) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............58     65     69     71     72     71
RH..............75     60     53     51     49     51
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5    W 3    NW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.                            5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120525.SPRIN.01/MPX