FNUS73 KMPX 171254
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUMBRO FALLS...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
754 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL DAKOTAS BY EARLY EVENING. LOOK FOR INCREASING
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW ALONG WITH AN INCREASE OF
CLOUDS DURING THE DAY.  SHOWERS LIKELY TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY.
DRYING WEDNESDAY AS WINDS TURN NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-46600) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (56500-83500) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 16
                    TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............40     48     55     59     60     59
RH..............64     48     38     36     39     45
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 5    S 6    S 8    S 9    SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10            10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZALESKI
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.ZUMBR.01/MPX