FNUS73 KMPX 051134
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROBERTS WPA...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
634 AM CDT MON APR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO LIFT OUT OF COLORADO
INTO IOWA. WINDS WILL BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION FOR TIME LATE THIS
MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING EAST. MID AND HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS WELL AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL SPREAD INTO
THE ROBERTS WPA AREA DURING THE DAY.  SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
LATE IN THE DAY...BECOMING MORE LIKELY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO EAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-50800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (65400) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....                        CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....                        RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............48 52 56 60 60 60 60 60 59 58 58 58
RH..............51 44 37 33 33 33 34 34 34 36 42 45
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S SE SE SE E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 2 3 5 5 6 7 7 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 10 10 10 10 15
HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 3 3 2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (71500-97100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200-7700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2900-3400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 32 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE
                    DAY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (60500-103900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 20 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 20
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...JAMI MARKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100405.ROBER.01/MPX


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