FNUS73 KMPX 171203
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR REGAL NW RESTO...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
703 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO
THE MID 70S...AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DECLINE TO NEAR 45 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY...THEN
DECREASE TO AROUND 5 KNOTS AT SUNSET AND BECOME MORE NORTHERLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH
                    5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-37900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (63200-111600) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....              ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............69     74     76     76     75     70
RH..............61     50     46     48     48     57
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 8   NW 9   NW 9   N 7    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (17700-65400) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (1500-3500) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3800-26300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130617.REGAL.01/MPX