FNUS73 KMPX 261501
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAILROAD PRAIRIE...MN DNR PAT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1001 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST NEAR 15
MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE SOME
GUSTS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH AS WELL. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 10
MPH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 17 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15
                    MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (58200-103700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (69600-115000) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (57600) LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 21 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 18
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     50     53     55     55     53
RH..............60     41     31     27     26     29
20 FT WIND......N 11   N 15   NE 11  NE 10  NE 7   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     30     20     20     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-50300).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 32 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 (3800-50800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60600-101400) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 28
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...MARK CLEVELAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120426.RAILR.02/MPX