FNUS73 KMPX 011908
FWSMPX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1420 CDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH HAS RESULTED IN A DRY DAY ACROSS THE AREA. IN
ADDITION...WINDS HAVE CONSISTENTLY BEEN OUT OF THE W TO WNW AND EXPECT THIS
DIRECTION TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WITH AFTERNOON MIXING...WINDS HAVE
INCREASED INTO THE 14 TO 20 MPH RANGE...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH. EXPECT THESE
WINDS...ALONG WITH THE SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUD COVER TO HANG AROUND UNTIL 9
PM...WHEN THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING WILL ALLOW THE CLOUDS TO DISSIPATE AND
WINDS TO COME DOWN TO 10 MPH OR LESS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (94100-135900) DECREASING TO GOOD
                    (52300) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400-8700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     58     53     49     45     43
RH..............40     39     48     48     60     67
20 FT WIND......W 14   W 16  NW 12  W 9    W 4    SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     20     10     5
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400-9900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...JAMIE GANGAWARE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.CLARK.02/MPX