FNUS73 KMPX 041525 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SMSC PRAIRIE BURNS...SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1025 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY EASTERLY FLOW WILL COVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REACH 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. A LIGHT EAST WIND THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 7 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. RH..................32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-51700). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 53 55 57 58 59 59 58 56 52 50 48 RH..............43 36 32 29 27 26 26 28 31 36 41 44 20 FT WIND DIR..ENE E E E E E ENE ENE NE NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36. RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600-3000). .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56. RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2800-51500) INCREASING TO GOOD (44300-55900) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5300-6400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HULTQUIST REQUESTED BY...SHAWN KELLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120404.SMSCP.01/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY