FNUS73 KMPX 281354
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHAKOPEE PRAIRIE RX...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
854 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE EAST TODAY.
EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 11 TO 14 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.  RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT BY 4 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-33300) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (59400-104100) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     54     58     62     60     56
RH..............54     41     36     30     35     40
20 FT WIND......E 9    E 10   E 11   E 12   SE 12   SE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      2      2      2

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...MARTY CASSELLIUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090428.SHAKO.01/MPX