FNUS73 KMPX 211510
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANNON RIVER...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1010 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH A LIGHT NORTHWEST WIND THIS MORNING AS
AREA IS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE.  EXPECT A SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WIND
DEVELOPING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON REMAINING LIGHT 5 TO 8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WARMING THROUGH THE LOWER 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
DROPPING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT AFTER 4 PM IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-42600) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53900-87100) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (29900) LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     69     72     73     71     65
RH..............41     35     30     29     32     43
20 FT WIND......N 3    NW 4   SW 4   S 5    S 3    SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5                    5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120521.CANNO.01/MPX