FNUS73 KMPX 301246
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER TERRACE SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
746 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT OVER FAR WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING
WILL STEADILY CROSS THE STATE FROM WEST TO EAST...SHIFTING INTO WESTERN
WISCONSIN BY LATE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE RATHER LOW
DURING THE DAY TODAY BUT WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY TONIGHT AS THE
FRONT STALLS OUT AND SEVERAL WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT. HIGH CLOUDS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY AT MULTIPLE LEVELS.
THE MAIN IMPACT FOR TODAY WILL BE WINDS...BOTH FOR SPEEDS AND SHIFTS
IN DIRECTION. WINDS WILL SHIFT QUICKLY FROM S TO WSW BY LATE MORNING
THEN CONTINUE VEERING TO NW DURING THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SPEEDS
WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH...MAINLY
BETWEEN 10AM AND 4PM. SPEEDS THEN SETTLE BACK DOWN TO 10-15 MPH THIS
EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (33600-82800).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     67     69     70     70     71
RH..............78     68     61     49     44     39
20 FT WIND......S 12   SW 15  W 16   W 12   NW 11  NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....6      5      4      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE
                    EVENING. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN RAIN
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 80
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130430.RIVER.01/MPX