FNUS73 KMPX 151217
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PHIL MILLETTE...FWS MORRIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
717 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEST WINDS AT IGNITION AS THE FRONT NEARS...AND THEN A SHIFT TO NORTHWEST
OCCURS AROUND MID AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT PASSES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE SITE. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL
BUILD INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WHEN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3400-42100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (110400-116900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     57     60     63     63     62
RH..............57     47     42     38     36     38
20 FT WIND......W 9    W 14   W 17   NW 17  NW 16  NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     30     30     25     25
HAINES INDEX....5      4      3      2      2      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100415.PHILM.01/MPX