FNUS73 KMPX 011248
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLARKS LAKE WMA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
748 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AROUND 10 MPH THIS MORNING BEFORE INCREASING
TO BETWEEN 12 AND 15 MPH BY 10 OR 11 AM CDT. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER
BY MID AFTERNOON WITH GUSTINESS INCREASING AFTER 11 AM OR SO. GUSTS OF AROUND 25
MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST BETWEEN
280 AND 300 DEGREES. MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE FAIRLY EXTENSIVE THIS
MORNING BUT DECREASE BY MIDDAY. EXPECT CLOUD COVER TO BE MOSTLY SCATTERED
THIS AFTERNOON BUT MAY SEE SOME BROKEN COVERAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (12000-61300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (94100-135900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800-8700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............45  47  49  51  53  54  55  55  55  54  53  51
RH..............65  58  52  48  43  40  38  37  37  38  39  42
20 FT WIND DIR..W   NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  W
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  10  10  10  10  11  12  11  11  10  7
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  20  20  20  20  15  15
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   3   3   4   4   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400-9900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...JAMIE GANGAWARE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.CLARK.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY