FNUS73 KMPX 161240
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROLLING FORKS...FWS MORRIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
740 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY BREAK UP THIS MORNING GIVING WAY
TO PARTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS. EAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH BY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THIS BOUNDARY WILL SAG SOUTH INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA
TONIGHT AND WILL SHIFT WINDS TO MORE NORTHWEST FOR THURSDAY. DRY CONDITIONS
WILL PREVAIL WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO NEAR 80 AND HUMIDITY'S DROPPING
TO NEAR 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........76 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2200-28300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5900-6500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     73     78     80     78     70
RH..............65     52     45     44     47     59
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SE 5   SE 5   S 4    SE 4   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5                    5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-46700).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090916.ROLLI.01/MPX