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FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KASOTA PRAIRIE...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1023 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHERLY WINDS AT 7 TO 9 MPH WILL GRADUALLY BACK TO WESTERLY BY
THIS EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR
30 PERCENT AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S. RAIN WILL TO HOLD OFF
UNTIL LATE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (14100-32500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 8
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     55     61     66     63     59
RH..............54     43     35     30     34     39
20 FT WIND......NE 8   NE 7   N 5    N 5    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLEAR. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 13 TO
                    18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (0-36600).

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130510.KASOT.01/MPX