FNUS73 KMPX 061833
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KASOTA PRAIRIE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
133 PM CDT MON MAY 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS UNDER WEAK HIGH PRESSURE. AN ISOLATED
SHOWER POSSIBLE AFTER 3 PM. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THROUGH
THE UPPER 60S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO 47 PERCENT LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300-10600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 1 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....       ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     69     69     65     60     55
RH..............48     47     47     54     62     77
20 FT WIND....LGT/VBL LGT/VBL E 1    SE 2   SE 3   S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.                            5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900-10400).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130506.KASOT.01/MPX