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Marine Weather and Tides St. Louis Park, MN Version 3.4

NOTICE 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports. 6/2/2019. Many thanks to a user for reporting an error on one of the Edit pages. The switch to PHP 7.2 caused many pages that previously worked to quit working. I fixed many but I still depend on users to report ones I missed. Please report errors HERE or send an email to me at L-36.com. Allen

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Sunrise 6:18AM

Sunset 8:15PM

Monday August 19, 2019 11:04 AM CDT (16:04 UTC)

Moonrise 9:25PM

Moonset 9:10AM

Illumination 83%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near St. Louis Park, MN

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Area Discussion for - Twin Cities, MN

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Fxus63 kmpx 191205 afdmpx area forecast discussion national weather service twin cities chanhassen mn 705 am cdt Mon aug 19 2019 Short term (today through Tuesday) issued at 354 am cdt Mon aug 19 2019 no significant changes to the previous forecast, other than increasing pops slightly for Monday night across the southwest. Today will be sunny and a bit warmer as the surface high pressure shifts eastward and allows southerly return flow on the back side to advect warmer air and higher dewpoints across the region. This can be seen but precipitable water values of 1.5 inches across western minnesota Monday evening, while western wisconsin remains at less than an inch. The low level moisture together with steeper mid-level lapse rates will lead to MUCAPE values in excess of 2000 j kg Monday night along the minnesota dakota border. Meanwhile a weak shortwave trough, which as of Sunday night was located over northern california, will move eastward and provide the lifting mechanism for scattered thunderstorms Monday night. Although this is subtle feature, there is a fairly impressive response in h850 theta_e advection, so did increase pops a bit higher than guidance in southwest minnesota. On Tuesday a cold front will move through the region and provide additional chances for showers and thunderstorms, but at this point it looks like most locations will have just increased cloudiness, and perhaps some light rainfall. Long term (Tuesday night through Sunday) issued at 354 am cdt Mon aug 19 2019 the middle of the week will start out dry with a taste of fall in the air as a cold front moves through the region and brings highs in the 70s, with lows in the 50s for Wednesday and Thursday. The next shortwave trough approaches Thursday night into Friday, and this will bring in warmer air and be the focus for another chance for thunderstorms. Looking ahead, warmer temperatures and increased humidity should last through next weekend. Cold air advection will continue Tuesday night as surface high pressure builds across the region. Wednesday will a great day to be

outside, with light northerly winds, low humidity, and highs in the mid to upper 70s. The same holds true for the start of Thursday as well. Throughout the day on Thursday, surface high pressure will again track eastward and southerly winds will develop on the back side which will bring a warmer and more humid air mass across western minnesota. This warm and humid air mass will overspread the rest of minnesota and wisconsin over the weekend. Meanwhile, both the gfs and ECMWF are in good agreement with a more zonal upper level jet developing across the northern conus. This will increase the deep layer shear profile. If convection does manage to develop this weekend, it could be somewhat organized. Lack of instability is a limiting factor. It is still way to early to latch on to any one forecast, but the big picture perspective does merit this as something worth watching. Aviation (for the 12z tafs through 12z Tuesday morning) issued at 700 am cdt Mon aug 19 2019 solidVFR conditions with only few high cirrus, if any, clouds through tomorrow morning. Light and variable winds will quickly become southerly by 15z and pick up to around 10 kt by the afternoon hours. Cloud cover will begin to move in from the northwest toward 12z Tuesday. Kmsp... Low confidence toward end of TAF period, after 12z Tuesday, for possible shra. Outlook for kmsp tue...VFR. Chc a.M. -tsra MVFR. Wind S 5-10 kts becoming nw. Wed...VFR. Wind NW 10-15 kts. Thu...VFR. Wind variable 5 kts or less. Mpx watches warnings advisories Wi... None. Mn... None. Short term... Jrb long term... Jrb aviation... Bph

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN	9 mi	2.2 hrs	S 3	10.00 mi	Fair	65°F	54°F	68%	1016 hPa
Minneapolis, Crystal Airport, MN	9 mi	2.2 hrs	S 4	10.00 mi	Fair	65°F	54°F	68%	1015.5 hPa
Minneapolis - Flying Cloud Airport, MN	9 mi	2.2 hrs	SW 3	10.00 mi	Fair	62°F	54°F	75%	1015.8 hPa
South St. Paul Municipal-Richard E. Flemi, MN	14 mi	90 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Fair	68°F	54°F	62%	1016.3 hPa
Minneapolis / Blaine, MN	17 mi	2.2 hrs	N 0	10.00 mi	Clear	66°F	57°F	73%	1015.9 hPa
Downtown Holman Field, MN	18 mi	2.2 hrs	N 0	10.00 mi	Fair	63°F	55°F	78%	1016 hPa
Minneapolis, Airlake Airport, MN	23 mi	2.2 hrs	N 0	10.00 mi	Fair	66°F	60°F	83%	1016.6 hPa

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Wind Forecast for Twin Cities, MN (12,3,4,5)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Minneapolis, MN

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