FNUS73 KMPX 261335
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARSH 24...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
835 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...

A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS CENTERED ACROSS CENTRAL CANADA...
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD TODAY. INITIALLY...WINDS FROM THE NORTH
NORTHEAST THIS MORNING WILL BECOMING MORE NORTHEAST-EAST THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING...BUT SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING
THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 17 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (50600-89000).

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     52     54     56     56     54
RH..............57     44     36     31     29     30
20 FT WIND......N 10   NE 15  NE 11  NE 10  E 9    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     30     20     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3600-53400) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (2500-4300) LATE IN THE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4600-43600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (63200-103000) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOPPELMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120426.MARSH.01/MPX