FNUS73 KMPX 121405
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAHONEY S MARSH WMA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
905 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN LA CROSSE AT 6087848292. NWS LA CROSSE IS PROVIDING
FORECAST SERVICES FOR THE AREA TODAY /THURSDAY/.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA LATER
THIS AFTERNOON BUT FOR THE CENTRAL AREAS...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL
STILL BRING SOME LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY...IN THE 20S BY
AFTERNOON. AS HEATING OCCURS TODAY...EXPECT SOME WIND GUSTS INTO
THE 12-15 MPH RANGE...AND WINDS WILL SEE A SLOW INCREASE IN THE
AFTERNOON TO AROUND 10 MPH. SOME CLOUDS MAY ALSO MOVE IN BY LATE IN
THE DAY. RAIN CHANCES MOVE IN TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-41800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55000-62700) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............40     50     56     60     61     59
RH..............48     31     26     23     24     30
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 8    S 9    S 9    S 9    S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (22600-56900) DECREASING TO POOR
                    TO FAIR (3500-25000) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOPPELMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120412.MAHON.01/MPX