FNUS73 KMPX 091426
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR K1-79-71...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
926 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY. NORTH WINDS
NEAR 5 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND NOON...
BEFORE BACKING TO THE WEST AT 5 MPH AFTER 3PM. NO MORE THAN SCATTERED
CLOUDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO THE MID 60S...WITH THE
HUMIDITY FALLING BACK TO AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-38400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     61     64     64     65     61
RH..............66     44     38     37     37     46
20 FT WIND......N 3    NW 2   W 3    W 4   SW 5   SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5             5
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-39100).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-34200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54800-77300) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...TIM NOTCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.K1797.01/MPX