FNUS73 KARX 301328
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUMBRO FALLS SNA...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
828 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS MN WILL DRIFT
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...PRODUCING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL BE A BIT GUSTY FROM THE
SOUTH AHEAD OF THIS FRONT....SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATER THIS
MORNING/AROUND NOON WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. LOOK FOR RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN TH 50-55 PERCENT RANGE THIS MORNING...DROOPING INTO
THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /80600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /83800 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..64     64     68     69     69     73
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD        S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............65     70     74     74     73     74
RH..............73     59     50     46     41     37
20 FT WIND......S 12   S 12   W 15   W 12   W 12   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     30     25     25     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..66     66     94     97     97     100
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............72     63     57     56     53     51
RH..............39     50     59     59     64     68
20 FT WIND......NW 8   NW 8   NW 6   NW 6   NW 6   NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     15

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FORECASTER...DS
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130430.ZUMBR.01/ARX