FNUS73 KMPX 121243
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VERMILLION RIVER WMA...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
743 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CENTER ITSELF OVER THE OHIO VALLEY...LEADING TO
A WARMER SOUTHERLY FLOW TODAY. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THROUGH MOST OF
THE DAY WITH RH VALUES DOWN IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS
WILL BE NO HIGHER THAN 10 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM
ARRIVES FROM THE PLAINS TONIGHT. TODAY WILL BE THE LAST RAIN-FREE
DAY FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL
PROGRESS THROUGH THE REGION...BRINGING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-49700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (51500-60400) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     47     54     59     61     61
RH..............69     43     36     32     29     31
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 5    S 6    S 7    S 8    SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 60
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (26700-63600) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (3500-22500) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 26
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...TIM PHARIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120412.VERMI.01/MPX