FNUS73 KMPX 211642
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR R3 PRAIRIE PLANTING...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1142 AM CDT WED APR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT PUSHED ACROSS THE BURN AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL REMAIN UP
AT 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS SHOULD BE LIMITED IN THE VALLEY...BUT UP TO 17
MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. DIRECTION IS LIKELY TO WOBBLE BETWEEN 030 AND
070. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER...BUT HUMIDITY WILL STILL FALL INTO
THE MID 20 PERCENT RANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (18400-43400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............53  55  57  59  60  61  61  60  59  55  53  50
RH..............45  42  37  35  32  27  25  25  26  31  33  39
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  E   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   9   10  10  9   9   9   8   7   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....5   4   4   4   3   3   3   4   4   4   5   5

$$
FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...ELLEN FUGE FOR RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100421.R3PRA.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY