FNUS73 KMPX 031629
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITCHFIELD...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1129 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...
MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH INTO EARLY AFTERNOON WHICH MAY
INITIATE SOME LIGHT SHOWERS/SPRINKLES INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.
AMOUNTS WILL BE VERY LIGHT...ONE HUNDREDTH OF AN INCH OR LESS.
WEST WINDS FROM 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOWERING TO 40 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20
                    PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (21200-45900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (129500-174700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-9500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     53     56     58     57     55
RH..............61     52     45     40     42     45
20 FT WIND......W 12   W 12   W 12   W 12   W 8    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     15     5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (126000) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (200-2200).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-51600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (148800-179000).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...USFWS LITCHFIELD WMD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100503.LITCH.01/MPX