FNUS73 KMPX 011201
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR J I  CASE...FWS FERGUS FALLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
701 AM CDT MON JUN 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JUNE 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.  SOME MID AND
HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2600-17900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     63     67     69     70     68
RH..............59     43     36     32     32     34
20 FT WIND......NE 6    N 7    N 7    NE 6   NE 5   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5
                    TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (900-18100).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9600-54100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (75700-116200) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 28 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090601.JICAS.01/MPX