FNUS73 KMPX 241651
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMSEY  OAK SAVANA MPCA...RED ROCK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1151 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CLOUDINESS WILL GRADUALLY BREAK UP THIS AFTERNOON. A DRY COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. LIGHT WINDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
WILL SLOWLY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................83 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (900-25100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDT  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     57     66     69     70     65
RH..............89     83     56     51     45     52
20 FT WIND......N 1    N 2    NW 3   NW 4   NW 4   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-25300).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-37600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...BUTCH MURPHY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120324.RAMSE.01/MPX