FNUS73 KMPX 271344
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SPOT FORECAST FOR PEASLEE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
844 AM CDT FRI APR 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH MAINLY HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDINESS. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP BY NOON...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED IN THIS
AREA UNTIL WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME VIRGA MAY BE PRESENT TODAY...
BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE GROUND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 16 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN
TEMP............46     51     55     56     53     50
RH..............42     32     27     26     32     41
20 FT WIND......SE 12  SE 14  SE 15  SE 15  SE 14  E 11
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     30     30     25     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (73300-95700) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (5500-43700) EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO GOOD (45100-56000) EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
                    CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WEYENBERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120427.PEASL.01/MPX