FNUS73 KMPX 051425
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMSC PRAIRIE BURNS...SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
925 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY EASTERLY FLOW OF AIR WILL COVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AS A
SYSTEM OF HIGH PRESSURE SITS OVER ONTARIO. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL REACH AROUND 24 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-50300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4600-5800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     50     54     58     58     54
RH..............61     41     32     26     26     29
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 7    E 8    E 9    E 7    E 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     10     5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN KELLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.SMSCP.01/MPX