FNUS73 KARX 271249
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIN OAK PR...MINNESOTA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
749 AM CDT FRI APR 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AT THE BURN
SITE AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AND
INTO SOUTHERN IOWA TONIGHT. A FEW SPRINKLES ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS
MORNING AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SLIDES THROUGH THE AREA.
PLAN ON INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS TODAY...INTO THE 10 TO 17 MPH
RANGE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AS THE LOW
PUSHES INTO SOUTHERN IOWA...BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE
BURN SITE. SOME SNOW MAY MIX IN WITH THE RAIN TONIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 30S. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE FINALLY TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 16 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /78700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /86500 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..80     80     78     86     86     88
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     42     48     52     54     55
RH..............54     53     42     37     35     36
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 10  SE 12  SE 14  SE 14  SE 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      6      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT. SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..90     90     95     97     97     99
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............52     45     42     39     37     36
RH..............42     54     61     66     74     81
20 FT WIND......E 14   E 14   E 14   E 15   E 15   E 15
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     25     25     25

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.
RH..................MIN 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..100    100    99     99     99     96
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
RH..............88     82     75     72     72     73
20 FT WIND......E 14   E 14   E 14   E 12   E 12   E 11
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...WETENKAMP
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120427.PINOA.01/ARX