FNUS73 KMPX 041456
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWER BURN...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
956 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 20-25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
A LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND THIS MORNING WILL BECOME EAST NORTHEAST
NEAR 7 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-47100) INCREASING TO FAIR TO
                    GOOD (22900-55000) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-5100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4000-5700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............41  44  48  52  55  57  59  60  60  58  56  52
RH..............59  49  40  35  31  28  26  24  24  27  29  33
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE E
20 FT WIND SPD..3   5   5   5   5   6   6   7   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.5                   10  10  10  10  10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-6400).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-51900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (42600-60600) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 16 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HULTQUIST
REQUESTED BY...MARK CLEVELAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.TOWER.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY