FNUS73 KMPX 161217
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  CROIX SAVANNA...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
717 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND BECOMING EAST THIS MORNING BUT REMAINING LESS
THAN 8 MPH. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS TODAY WITH THE HIGH TEMPERATURE
EXPECTED IN THE UPPER 70S. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE TO NEAR
30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-43600) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (39000-55500) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700-9300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO
                    14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     71     77     78     78     76
RH..............54     41     33     31     31     34
20 FT WIND......NE 4   E 5    E 6    E 7    E 7    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (29500-62300).

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