FNUS73 KMPX 291258
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  CROIX SNA...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
758 AM CDT MON APR 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE TODAY.  WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH
AT IGNITION AND BECOME SOUTHEAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM TO THE UPPER 60S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO NEAR 40
PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (13600-30100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     58     63     67     69     67
RH..............77     64     54     47     41     50
20 FT WIND......N 6    NE 5   E 4    SE 4   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10                           5      5

HAINES INDEX....4      5       5     4       4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130429.STCRO.01/MPX