FNUS73 KMPX 251428
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GNEISS OUTCROPS SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
928 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS MORNING
AND WEAKENING AS IT MOVES INTO EASTERN IOWA. THIS WILL SHIFT FROM THE
SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH TO MORE NORTHWEST BY NOON AND INCREASE TO 15
MPH AND GUSTY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THROUGH THE MID 70S WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY'S DROPPING TO 34 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST EARLY BECOMING NORTH AT 15 MPH
                    AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO NORTH 13 TO 18 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3800-35700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (124900-174400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 16 TO
                    25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 25 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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............68     72     76     76     73     66
RH..............52     46     39     39     43     48
20 FT WIND......SW 7   NW 14  NW 16  N 15   N 14   N 11
20 FT WIND GUST.10     25     25     25     25     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.GNEIS.01/MPX