FNUS73 KMPX 031318
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VERMILLION HIGHLANDS...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
818 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 EARLY 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.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (44200-86900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 21 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     57     58     59     58     53
RH..............61     55     49     42     39     43
20 FT WIND......N 15   N 14   N 14   N 12   N 9    N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     20     20     15     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-48300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 27 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 (2200-48400) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54300-73400) IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...TIM PHARIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.VERMI.01/MPX