FNUS73 KMPX 271215
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHULTZ LAKE...FWS FERGUS FALLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
715 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES
REGION TODAY. IN RESPONSE...CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THESE
WILL THEN VERY GRADUALLY THIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN
FROM A NORTH NORTHEAST DIRECTION AND HOLD FAIRLY STEADY NEAR 10 TO
12 MPH THIS MORNING. THESE WILL SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AS WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...YIELDING DRY AND WARMER
CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (25800-43500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 10
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....DRZL   DRZL   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     57     59     60     59     57
RH..............69     63     60     60     62     67
20 FT WIND......NE 11  NE 10  NE 9   NE 7   NE 6   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3300-24000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1400 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-47200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60200-91000) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090527.SCHUL.01/MPX