FNUS73 KMPX 251325
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNCAS DUNES SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
825 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 45 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.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-36700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55600-78600) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 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............56     63     67     69     70     69
RH..............66     50     45     51     51     53
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 5    SW 6   W 6    W 5    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     10            5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      3      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

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