FNUS73 KMPX 231227
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER TERRACE - SOUTH...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
727 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY NORTHEAST FLOW WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH WIND
SPEEDS FROM 10 TO 15 MPH. SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED AS WELL. MINIMUM HUMIDITY READINGS THIS AFTERNOON WILL
REACH NEAR 25 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (22400-65200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (66800-104800) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 16
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     56     61     62     64     60
RH..............63     47     36     31     27     31
20 FT WIND......NE 11  NE 12  NE 12  NE 11  NE 9   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-47600) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58800-81100) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130523.RIVER.01/MPX