FNUS73 KMPX 261300
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMSC PRAIRIE BURNS...SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
800 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 GIVING WAY TO 5 TO 10 MPH WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (53100-90100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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............48     51     53     55     55     53
RH..............56     44     36     31     29     31
20 FT WIND......NE 8   NE 10  NE 9   NE 8   NE 7   E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-50200).

.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 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4200-43200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (63600-99400) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN KELLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120426.SMSCP.01/MPX