FNUS73 KMPX 251353
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANNON RIVER...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
853 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
DAY WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENT SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. BECOMING ESTABLISHED OUT OF THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST
BY 3 PM. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO 71...WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY'S
DOWN TO AROUND 44 PERCENT. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH TONIGHT
...WITH MUCH COLDER AIR WORKING IN WITH IT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (16500-56400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 21 TO 28 MPH BECOMING EAST 7 TO 16
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     60     68     71     70     67
RH..............61     55     47     44     45     49
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 9   SE 7   NE 5   N 5    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10                   10
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.CANNO.01/MPX