FNUS73 KMPX 252226 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR PARK BURN...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 526 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1830 CDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... VEIL OF HIGH CLOUDS WILL REMAIN OVERHEAD THOUGH THE EVENING. WHILE THERE MAY BE A SMALL FEW HOLES IN THE SKY COVER...IT SHOULD REMAIN CLOUDY. SURROUNDING OBSERVATIONS CLOSE TO THE BURN SITE WERE REPORTING TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 60 AND 63 DEGREES AT 5PM...AND WE SHOULD ONLY SEE A DROP OF A DEGREE OR TWO BY THE 630 PM IGNITION. RH VALUES HAVE REALLY DROPPED OFF THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 25-35%...AND SHOULD NOT SEE ANY SIGNIFICANT RH RECOVERY UNTIL AFTER SUNSET...CLOSER TO WHEN THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN. SLIGHT INCREASE IN WINDS LATE THIS EVENING OUT OF THE EAST/NORTHEAST...BUT GENERALLY REMAINING UNDER 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MIN 40. RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 TO 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (22000-70900) DECREASING TO POOR (2600-3700) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...FRANKS REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110425.PARKB.01/MPX