FNUS73 KMPX 091244
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VERMILLION RIVER WMA...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
744 AM CDT MON APR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WAS DROPPING ACROSS THE REGION EARLY
THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES COLDER
THAN YESTERDAY...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW AND NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL AGAIN BECOME GUSTY. COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
TOWARD THE AREA WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT
TO DROP INTO THE 20S...WHICH COULD CAUSE ANY WATER PUMPS TO FREEZE.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AGAIN BECOME GUSTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM 28 TO 35 PERCENT. MUCH LESS WIND BUT CONTINUED
CHILLY TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.  TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE
ON THURSDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF OUR
AREA ALLOWING WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHERLY AHEAD OF APPROACHING
LOW PRESSURE.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND PERHAPS SOME THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4200-35200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (125800-168900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 33
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     42     46     48     49     46
RH..............47     39     35     33     30     31
20 FT WIND......NW 11  NW 15  NW 16  NW 16  NW 15  NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20     30     30     30     30     25
HAINES INDEX....3      3      2      3      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26.
RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (97400-140600) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    FAIR (4400-14000).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5600-32700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (68700-115400) EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 30
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...TIM PHARIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120409.VERMI.01/MPX