FNUS73 KMPX 081207
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEYL...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
707 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WAS MOVING TOWARD
THE WESTERN DAKOTAS EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL NEAR THE WESTERN
BORDER OF MINNESOTA LATE IN THE DAY.  EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS DURING
THE DAY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY.  WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY AND THEN REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT ALONG
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. COOL WEATHER AHEAD FOR SATURDAY WITH A
FEW SPITS OF RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-50900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62900-94900) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000-9400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                            CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............45     55     61     66     68     67
RH..............80     55     42     34     32     37
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 5    N 6    N 8    N 9    N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     12     13     14
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (20000-69200) DECREASING TO
                    FAIR TO GOOD (16600-31200) LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 17 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (38100-80400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (141200-143100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8100 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...JOEL KEMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090508.BEYL_.01/MPX