FNUS73 KMPX 241349
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHAKOPEE PRAIRIE RX...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
849 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

COLD FRONT IN VICINITY IS FORECAST TO DROP SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON.
WEST OR SOUTHWEST WIND WILL BECOME MORE NORTH OR NORTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON AND INCREASE 12 TO 17 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 20 MPH
POSSIBLE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER TO 32 TO 35 PERCENT. SHOWERS
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    22 MPH.

HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE
DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (23900-54800). MIXING
HEIGHT.......1200-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4400 FT AGL LATE
IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............64     68     70     71     70     66
RH..............62     48     40     36     37     41
20 FT WIND......SW 10  W 8    N 8    N 11   N 14   N 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20     20     22
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      3      3      4

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...MARTY CASSELLIUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.SHAKO.01/MPX