FNUS73 KMPX 011344
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KASOTA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
844 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 CDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AROUND 10 MPH THIS MORNING BEFORE INCREASING
TO BETWEEN 12 AND 15 MPH BY 10 OR 11 AM CDT. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER
BY MID AFTERNOON WITH GUSTINESS INCREASING AFTER 11 AM OR SO. GUSTS OF AROUND 25
MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST BETWEEN
280 AND 300 DEGREES. MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE FAIRLY EXTENSIVE THIS
MORNING BUT DECREASE BY MIDDAY. EXPECT CLOUD COVER TO BE MOSTLY SCATTERED
THIS AFTERNOON BUT MAY SEE SOME BROKEN COVERAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (14100-53000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (127000-140000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     46     51     54     57     57
RH..............79     63     50     41     35     34
20 FT WIND......W 8    NW 10  NW 11  NW 12  NW 14  NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     25     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      4      4

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.KASOT.01/MPX