FNUS73 KMPX 181344
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUARRY PARK...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
844 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SAGGING
INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.  THE FRONT WILL REACH TO DULUTH TO BRAINERD
AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL DROP INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
TONIGHT AND THEN WILL LIFT BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON WEDNESDAY
BRINGING A CHANCE OF A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 81.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 22 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INTO MID AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX .
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (28800-70200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (73700-104800) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (42700)
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     70     76     80     81     78
RH..............46     37     29     27     28    36
20 FT WIND......S 19   S 20   S 20   SW 22  SW 18  W 14
20 FT WIND GUST.30     30     30     28     25     20
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.QUARR.01/MPX