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SPOT FORECAST FOR CANNON RIVER...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
727 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING DOWN FROM THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES INTO THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY...WITH A COOLER...THOUGH VERY DRY NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WIND TAKING SHAPE. WILL BE A MUCH COOLER DAY TODAY...WITH HIGHS
ONLY IN THE MID 50S...BUT A SIGNIFICANT INTRUSION OF DRY AIR WILL ALLOW
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AT THE BURN SITE TO FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. NE
WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH 8 TO 12 MPH WINDS
WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH DURING THE MORNING GIVING WAY TO 5 TO 10 MPH WINDS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (54900-100400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 18
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     51     53     55     55     53
RH..............58     45     36     31     29     31
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 11   N 9    NE 8   NE 7   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3200-53100) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (2100-3500) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3800-38900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (105600-107700).

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120426.CANNO.01/MPX