FNUS73 KMPX 021319
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FARRELL...FWS MORRIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
819 AM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PERSISTENT LOW PRESSURE JUST EAST OF WINNIPEG WILL
CONTINUE TO TREK EAST INTO WESTERN ONTARIO ON MONDAY.  ISOLATED
SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT ATTACHED
TO THE SURFACE LOW SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION. WESTERLY WINDS
OF 15 TO 20 MPH SUSTAINED WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH SHOULD BE
EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO THE MID AFTERNOON
HOURS. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE THE IMPETUS FOR ANOTHER
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON MONDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE QUICKLY ON TUESDAY... WITH A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3200-50000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (194500-208400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....                SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............43  46  48  50  52  53  54  55  55  54  53  50
RH..............73  65  58  54  50  48  46  45  45  46  48  54
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..12  14  15  16  16  17  17  17  16  15  14  12
20 FT WIND GUST.20  25  25  30  30  30  30  30  30  25  25  20
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (183900) DECREASING TO POOR TO GOOD
                    (5400-46000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 26 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO 23 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6000-31800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (208200-235700).

$$
FORECASTER...ZALESKI
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100502.FARRE.01/MPX


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