FNUS73 KMPX 301304
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RMU 2 3 4 5...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
804 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 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.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     59     64     66     64     64
RH..............69     60     41     33     31     30

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...TERRI DINESEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130430.RMU23.01/MPX