FNUS73 KMPX 291303
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANNON RIVER...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
803 AM CDT SUN APR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LOW CLOUDINESS OVER THE BURN SITE EARLY THIS MORNING MAY BREAKUP
FOR A TIME DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER...CLOUDINESS
WILL FILL IN THIS AFTERNOON AS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES
FROM IOWA. THIS FEATURE MAY CAUSE SOME LIGHT RAIN OVER THE BURN
SITE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10
MPH FOR THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-46600) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (41400-70600) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (18800)
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....              S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............52     56     58     59     58     53
RH..............54     53     53     53     55     66
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 11  SE 11  SE 10  SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6100-47200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120429.CANNO.01/MPX