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FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KASOTA PRAIRIE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
843 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WESTERN
GREAT LAKES...AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH TONIGHT.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO DEEPEN ACROSS THE
ROCKIES...AND INTO THE PLAINS BY WEDNESDAY. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL STRENGTHEN CAUSING
GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE
STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND GUSTY WINDS...HUMIDITY
LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOW AS THE DRY CANADIAN AIR MASS SLOWLY
RETREATS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-44000).

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     56     60     61     61     60
RH..............43     31     25     23     22     23
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 5   N 5    NE 6   NE 5   E 2
20 FT WIND GUST.                     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (700-5500).

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FORECASTER...HULTQUIST
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.KASOT.01/MPX