FNUS73 KMPX 251239
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR EVANS SLOUGH...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
739 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION TODAY. LOW CLOUDS THIS
MORNING WILL BREAK UP AROUND MIDDAY...ALLOWING FOR PARTIAL SUNSHINE.
HIGH CLOUDS WILL THEN INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND STEADILY LOWER
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP TO NEAR 30 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY NORTH NORTHEAST TO NORTHEAST
AT AROUND 10 MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18300-29800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-3900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     53     58     60     61     58
RH..............68     54     44     39     39     49
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 7    N 6    NE 6   NE 6   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (14700-33700).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (38800-86600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (88800-91600) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 31 TO 40 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 43
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...LEE NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120325.EVANS.01/MPX