FNUS73 KMPX 271347
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMSC RX BURNS...SMSC - TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
847 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHEAST WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EASTWARD
WHILE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE NORTH MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN
CANADA. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY
AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. IN FACT THE WINDS MAY BE SO LIGHT THAT AREAS
IN THE VALLEY MAY SEE A TOPOGRAPHIC INFLUENCE ON THE WIND DIRECTION.
RH VALUES WILL START AROUND 40 PERCENT AT IGNITION TIME...BUT DROP
INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S BY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-42400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5800-7600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 7900-8100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2900 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     62     68     71     71     67
RH..............61     43     33     30     31     39
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 4    SW 5   SW 6   SW 7   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300-2800).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2800-38000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53000-84800) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (70700-110300) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO GOOD (30600) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN KELLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130427.SMSCR.01/MPX