FNUS73 KMPX 031519
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLSEN...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1019 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS REGION INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON. A BRIEF LIGHT SHOWER IS POSSIBLE. MOSTLY CLOUDY
CONDITIONS TO REMAIN WITH A WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS
AROUND 20 MPH POSSIBLE. LOWEST HUMIDITY OF 40 PERCENT BY LATE
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (43100-69800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (125100-159100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     48     53     56     55     53
RH..............75     68     49     44     45     48
20 FT WIND......W 9    W 10   W 11   W 10   W 5    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     15            5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO
                    11 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (73500-109400) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (3300-44600) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5000-45200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (198100-229100).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100503.OLSEN.01/MPX