FNUS73 KARX 211239
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLOGG WEAVER DUNES...MINNESOTA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
739 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY
SHIFTING THE WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
RAINFALL DOES NOT LOOK OVERLY IMPRESSIVE WITH THIS FRONT WITH
AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW A TENTH OF AN INCH. THE BEST
CHANCES FOR RAINFALL WILL BE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND MAINLY
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. OTHERWISE...THE NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE AREA WITH
HIGHS TOPPING OFF IN THE UPPER 60S TO UPPER 70S.

IN THE FUTURE...PLEASE REMEMBER TO SUBMIT AN OBSERVATION FROM THE
BURN AREA. WE HAVE BASED THIS FORECAST OFF THE OBSERVATION FROM
THE ROCHESTER MINNESOTA AIRPORT. PLEASE SUBMIT ANOTHER REQUEST IF
THIS OBSERVATION IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
                    40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 8 TO 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /72300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /75200 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /37900 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...ST
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090521.KELLO.01/ARX