FNUS73 KMPX 141216
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE MOUNDS...FWS MORRIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
716 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE BLUE MOUNDS AREA BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM
THIS MORNING. THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT
EAST OF THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES EXPECTED.
SURFACE WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY THIS MORNING...AND SHIFT SLIGHTLY TO
SOUTHWESTERLY IN DIRECTION FOR THE AFTERNOON AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE AROUND 35 PERCENT. SURFACE WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 20
                    PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (11400-54900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (103000-115700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 26 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 23
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MCR
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW
TEMP............62  65  67  68  70  71  73  72  71  70  66  63
RH..............56  50  47  45  42  39  35  37  36  36  42  46
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..14  14  12  12  11  11  10  9   9   8   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.25  20  20  20  20  20  15  15  15  15  10  10
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100414.BLUEM.01/MPX


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