FNUS73 KMPX 311617
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAN LAKE FIRE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1117 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1109 CDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEST TO WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT
FEW HOURS WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM 8 TO 13 MPH OR SO. A FEW GUSTS TO 18 TO 20
MPH ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BUT ANY GUSTINESS IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE
BY LATE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT BY
LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........68 AT REQUEST...MAX 74.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE WEST
                    WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT REQUEST...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (24300-71500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (82200-104400) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-7000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 18
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............60  63  65  68  70  72  73  74  74  73  70  67
RH..............58  51  46  40  36  33  32  30  30  31  35  39
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..8   6   7   8   9   10  10  10  9   7   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  10
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (44300-72600) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (1300-21400) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7
                    TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-41900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (68300-100700) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 22 TO
                    28 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BARDOU
REQUESTED BY...DEE DOERING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100331.SWANL.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY