FNUS73 KMPX 211432
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIPPEWA PRAIRIE...MN-DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
932 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.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVES
FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE MOVING OUT IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.
CLOUDY SKIES WILL GIVE WAY TO SOME CLEARING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
FRIDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 30
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (23100-68200) INCREASING TO
                    GOOD TO EXCELLENT (54600-77600) IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     58     61     65     67     65
RH..............57     50     42     37     34     38
20 FT WIND......N 12   NW 10  NW 9   N 8    N 7    N 8
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     10     10     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1600-48300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...DAVID TRAUBA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090521.CHIPP.01/MPX