FNUS73 KMPX 031450
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANS...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
950 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1035 CDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN IOWA WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT OFF
TO THE EAST TODAY...FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE DROPPING SOUTHEAST
FROM SOUTHERN CANADA. SWATH OF LOWER CLOUDS OVER THE AREA WILL DISSIPATE
BY MID-AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR PLENTY OF CLEARING AND MUCH DRIER AIR
TO INFILTRATE THE AREA. RH VALUES WILL DROP TO THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT
RANGE. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE
EVENING HOURS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH AND GUSTS IN THE
25-30 MPH RANGE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (28500-77700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61000-81900) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 29 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     54     56     58     59     58
RH..............66     61     57     49     42     37
20 FT WIND......N 12   N 14   N 14   N 12   N 12   N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....2      2      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-50000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2700-48500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55700-72000) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...GENE GROEBNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.CRANS.01/MPX