FNUS73 KMPX 081353
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CREEK...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
853 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING...EXCEPT FOR
POSSIBLY A PASSING SPRINKLE. PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASE DURING THE
AFTERNOON AS SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL
BE MAINLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE DAY WITH SPEEDS AT OR BELOW
7 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-45900) INCREASING TO FAIR TO
                    GOOD (18300-57800) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............61     68     72     72     72     68
RH..............67     57     46     46     49     59
20 FT WIND......E 2    E 2    SE 3   E 4    S 2    W 1
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130508.SPRIN.01/MPX