FNUS73 KMPX 131312
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER TERRACE - SOUTH...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
812 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING
AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER WISCONSIN MOVES EAST. WIND SPEEDS WILL
REACH NEAR 15 MPHBY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
SOME SPRINKLES OR A BRIEF SHOWER ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN
10 AM AND 1 PM. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE NEAR 35 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
                    11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-46100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (65900-101700) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4900-6600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 4300-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 31 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY        S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     48     58     62     65     66
RH..............70     49     39     38     38     42
20 FT WIND......E 0    SE 5   S 9    S 10   S 14   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.              15     15     25     25
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 13 TO 18 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-39400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (78900-121400) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (158400-194300) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (178700-220400) LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (134700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4500-6300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 6400-7700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO
                    23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    WEST 29 TO 38 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130513.RIVER.01/MPX