FNUS73 KMPX 171336
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMSCHCLER...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
736 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF PLANNING AREA AGAIN TODAY...
RESULTING IN A VERY SIMILAR DAY TO MONDAY. WILL SEE HIGHS TOP OUT
IN THE UPPER 40S ACROSS CENTRAL MN AND WI...WITH HIGHS BACK NEAR 50
SOUTH. ONLY DIFFERENCE FOR TODAY WILL SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR FOR THE
AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP INTO THE
30S TO GO ALONG WITH ANOTHER DAY OF LIGHT EAST WINDS. SLOW MOVING LOW
TO THE SOUTH WILL FINALLY BEGIN MAKING PROGRESS NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WITH CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS ERN AREAS THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2200-29800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............32     42     48     47     41     34
RH..............69     48     37     34     42     58
20 FT WIND......NE 4   E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600-2800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY DRIZZLE LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46.
RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2000-13100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...TRACY RONNANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091117.AMSCH.01/MPX