FNUS73 KMPX 241321
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAVEN D315-02...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
821 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE BURN AREA WILL LIE CLOSE TO THE SLOWLY DEPARTING DEPARTING HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE. THIS WILL BRING MAINLY LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS TO
THE AREA TODAY. EXPECT OCCASIONAL CLOUDINESS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY
AND STILL A CHANCE OF A BRIEF SHOWER THIS MORNING. A DAKOTAS LOW PRESSURE
WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT
BRINGING A WIND SHIFT WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2200-21100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 2 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     61     67     70     71     68
RH..............68     49     40     36     36     42
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 6   SE 5   SE 6   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10            10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2200-14600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 21
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (7900-54400) INCREASING TO FAIR TO
                    EXCELLENT (26100-68700) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOPPELMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.RAVEN.01/MPX