FNUS73 KMPX 271321
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREY CLOUD DUNES SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
821 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHEAST WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EASTWARD
WHILE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE NORTH MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN
CANADA. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY
AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. IN FACT THE WINDS MAY BE SO LIGHT THAT AREAS
IN THE VALLEY MAY SEE A TOPOGRAPHIC INFLUENCE ON THE WIND DIRECTION.
RH VALUES WILL START IN THE 50 TO 60 PERCENT AT IGNITION TIME...BUT
DROP INTO THE LOWER 30S BY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-46400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     56     64     70     72     71
RH..............76     55     41     33     31     35
20 FT WIND......SE 3   S 4    S 4    SW 5   S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-40500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55300-96400) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (24400) LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130427.GREYC.01/MPX