FNUS73 KMPX 041140
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANS...MN DNR PARKS & TRAILS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
640 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY NORTHEAST FLOW WILL COVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REACH 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. A
LIGHT NORTH WIND THIS MORNING WILL BECOME MORE NORTHEAST AT 7 TO
9 MPH FOR THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-48800) INCREASING TO FAIR TO
                    GOOD (19100-52500) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3700-5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     41     49     55     59     60
RH..............66     55     37     32     27     25
20 FT WIND......NE 4   NE 5   NE 5   NE 6   NE 7   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5                    10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400-3300).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3400-45200) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (41200-55700) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...GENE GROEBNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.CRANS.01/MPX