FNUS73 KMPX 181723
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OFFICE...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1223 PM CDT WED APR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS EAST THROUGH EASTERN MINNESOTA INTO
WESTERN WISCONSIN WITH MANY AREAS RECEIVING AROUND A QUARTER INCH
OF PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING. CLOUDS MAY BREAK
UP SOMEWHAT DURING THE AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR PARTIAL SUNSHINE MID
TO LATE AFTERNOON. BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. NO FURTHER
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY BUT CLOUDS
RETURN TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO PUSH EAST OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6100-43200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62200-88100) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     60     61     61     59     51
RH..............83     64     53     46     45     59
20 FT WIND......W 14   W 11   W 10   NW 9   NW 8   N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      5      4      4      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (25500-68300) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (7900-10200) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-2100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10600-52100) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    TO EXCELLENT (55300-62500) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...RX FIRE SPLST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120418.OFFIC.01/MPX