FNUS73 KMPX 231400
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KASOTA SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
900 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST OF THE BURN SITE THIS
MORNING. A LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND EARLY ON WILL BECOME MORE
NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 7 MPH FOR THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.
THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS BY AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL. MINIMUM HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO
REACH NEAR 35 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-32400) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (52000-87800) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     56     60     63     64     59
RH..............68     51     44     38     37     44
20 FT WIND......NW 2   W 5    W 6    NW 8   NW 6   N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.KASOT.01/MPX