FNUS73 KMPX 161839 AAA FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR ST CROIX SAVANNA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 139 PM 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... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS CENTERED NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR... WILL COMBINED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE PLAINS...TO INCREASE THE EASTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. A DRY EAST FLOW WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO LOWER AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82. RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (39000-47900). TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............81 82 78 74 67 63 RH..............23 22 25 30 42 56 20 FT WIND......E 8 E 8 E 8 E 8 E 8 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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 80 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). $$ FORECASTER...TAGGART REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130516.STCRO.01/MPX