FNUS73 KMPX 031207
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZICKUR...U.S. FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
707 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH
PRECIPITATION REMAINING IN EASTERN MINNESOTA. HIGHS TODAY WILL CLIMB
TO NEAR 50 DEGREES WITH RH VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 30S. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE OUT OF THE NORTH...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS INCREASING TO
AROUND 15 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. SPEEDS DIMINISH AROUND
SUNRISE...BUT CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION INCREASE AFTER DARK AS
A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL SLOWLY MOVE IN FROM
THE WEST OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL IS THEN EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE
AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9500-48700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60300-80800) LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     42     46     48     50     47
RH..............59     46     40     39     37     45
20 FT WIND......NE 8   N 10   N 11   N 11   N 11   NE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (29900-74300) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (7500-21100) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49.
RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (14800-38400).

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130503.ZICKU.01/MPX