FNUS73 KMPX 301243
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANNON RIVER...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
743 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CLOUDS AND FOG EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BEGIN TO BREAKUP BY LATE THIS
MORNING. LIGHT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 5 MPH FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. MINIMUM HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL REACH 40 TO 45 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    PATCHY DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8900-58300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (79900-100700) EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-7900 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16
                    TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     62     66     67     66     61
RH..............64     54     47     45     48     58
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 5   SW 6   SW 6   SW 5   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2500-24200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (99000-145200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5100-6500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3800-4300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120430.CANNO.01/MPX