FNUS73 KMPX 071145
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ORDWAY NE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
645 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT INCREASING WEST WINDS DURING THE MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
DROPPING ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE ORDWAY NE
AREA IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON WHICH WILL CAUSE THE WINDS TO
BECOME MORE WNW.  THERE IS ALSO A SMALL CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT APPROACHES.
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR TONIGHT.  AN APPROACHING TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON FRIDAY AS
WELL AS COOLER TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 27
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2900-31600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (247600-280200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200-12900 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 29 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....                ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....                RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............55  59  63  66  69  71  72  73  73  72  70  66
RH..............53  45  41  37  35  31  30  29  28  29  31  36
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW   NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9   11  14  14  16  16  17  16  15  14  9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.15  16  22  23  25  27  28  26  23  20  16  12
HAINES INDEX....6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (219000) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (2200-3000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 28 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 12 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-32600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (129100-169300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600-9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20
                    TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

$$
FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090507.ORDWA.01/MPX


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