FNUS73 KMPX 031236
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELL-LASKOWSKI...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
736 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHWEST ONTARIO WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST...WITH
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES BUILDING TOWARD MINNESOTA.
THIS COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE BRISK WEST WINDS TODAY. AS THE
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REACHES MINNESOTA...WINDS WILL TAPER
OFF THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6800-34200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (149900-174800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     54     58     60     59     56
RH..............74     53     43     39     39     43
20 FT WIND......W 10   W 12   W 14   W 14   NW 8   W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25     15     5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (128000-134400) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1300-3300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7
                    TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3500-37900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (209900-212800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15
                    TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    INCREASING TO WEST 28 TO 35 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 38 TO 39 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KRAUSE
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100503.ELLLA.01/MPX