FNUS73 KMPX 161248
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER TERRACE - SOUTH...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
748 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THROUGH ABOUT 10 AM...THEN BECOMING EAST
BUT REMAINING LESS THAN 7 MPH. TEMPERATURE WILL WARM TO AROUND 80
THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO NEAR 30
PERCENT. SOME HIGH CLOUDS TODAY BUT REMAINING DRY UNTIL LATER
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 1 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST
                    5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-38400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-9400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO
                    8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     65     72     76     79     80
RH..............74     50     41     36     31     30
20 FT WIND......LIGHT  NE 3   NE 3   E 5    E 6    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.              5             10     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (40600-53000).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130516.RIVER.01/MPX