FNUS73 KMPX 271055
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KOLSTAD LAKE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
555 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WESTERN
GREAT LAKES...AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH TONIGHT.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO DEEPEN ACROSS THE
ROCKIES...AND INTO THE PLAINS BY WEDNESDAY. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL STRENGTHEN CAUSING
GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE
STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND GUSTY WINDS...HUMIDITY
LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOW AS THE DRY CANADIAN AIR MASS SLOWLY
RETREATS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-33700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800-8400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 1 TO
                    3 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     51     57     62     64     63
RH..............55     39     30     24     22     22
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 5   SE 5   SE 3   SE 3   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.                     5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.KOLST.01/MPX