FNUS73 KMPX 021404
FWSMPX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PERSISTENT LOW PRESSURE JUST EAST OF WINNIPEG WILL CONTINUE TO
KEEP WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN FAR
WESTERN MINNESOTA. THE WINDS LIKELY HAVE A SOUTHWESTERLY COMPONENT
RIGHT NOW...BUT THAT WILL SHIFT TO COMPLETELY WEST BY OR JUST AFTER
IGNITION TIME. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWER DEVELOPMENT...MAINLY
THIS AFTERNOON. ANY SHOWERS WOULD BE SHORT-LASTING AND LIGHT. AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE THE IMPETUS FOR ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 27 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3400-28100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (117500-166500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 29 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............42  45  47  49  50  51  52  53  53  53  52  51
RH..............79  66  62  55  53  52  50  48  48  48  50  52
20 FT WIND DIR..WSW WSW W   W   W   W   W   W   W   WNW WNW WNW
20 FT WIND SPD..12  14  15  16  16  16  16  16  16  15  14  12
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  25  25  25  25  25  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.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

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


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