FNUS73 KMPX 051122
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAN2...MN DNR PARKS & TRAILS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
622 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY EASTERLY FLOW WILL COVER THE BURN SITE TODAY WITH HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER ONTARIO. MINIMUM HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON
REACHING 25 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4600-49400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-4100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4700-5800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     43     50     55     57     56
RH..............69     51     37     29     27     26
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 7    E 8    E 8    E 7    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-25300).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-45200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (52500-72900) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...GENE GROEBNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.CRAN2.01/MPX