FNUS73 KMPX 281413
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND COULEE -TUTTLE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
813 AM CST WED NOV 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE AXIS WILL BE CLEARING THE BURN SITE LATER THIS MORNING. BY THE
AFTERNOON...THIS WILL RESULT IN WINDS TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST THAT WILL
PICK UP TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH. LOW CLOUDS WILL ALSO CLEAR OUT BY THE
AFTERNOON...BUT THEY WILL BE REPLACED BY AMPLE MID AND HIGH CLOUD COVER...
WHICH WILL HOLD HIGHS BACK IN THE MID 30S. THESE COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL
KEEP HUMIDITIES FROM FALLING BELOW 50 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 36.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2600-16900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     30     34     35     32     30
RH..............69     63     56     55     63     72
20 FT WIND......W 4    SW 4   S 6    S 7    S 6    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121128.SANDC.01/MPX