FNUS73 KMPX 151204
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEIF MOUNTAINS...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
704 AM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID-DAY...AND THEN DRY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
DECREASE TO AROUND 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...WITH TEMPERATURES
WARMING TO NEAR 80 DEGREES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY
IN DIRECTION BY MID AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........75 AT IGNITION...MAX 79.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST
                    5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-51100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP............72     75     78     79     78     73
RH..............68     52     43     42     45     53
20 FT WIND......N 6    NW 8   NW 8   W 8    W 7    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-46200).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-14200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (115700-164700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8200-9300 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 24 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130615.LEIFM.01/MPX