FNUS73 KMPX 041315
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VERMILLION HIGHLANDS...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
815 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 NORTHEAST WIND THIS MORNING WILL BECOME EAST NEAR 8 MPH
BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST 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 (1300-50500) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (53400-57800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............42  44  47  50  54  57  59  60  61  61  60  57
RH..............59  52  45  37  32  30  28  26  25  26  27  31
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   6   6   6   6   7   7   7   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.        10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-48800).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 28 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 (4000-49200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (51500-63400) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 18 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HULTQUIST
REQUESTED BY...TIM PHARIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.VERMI.01/MPX


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