FNUS73 KMPX 031337
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR POCKET LAKE...FWS FERGUS FALLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
837 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 WITH WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH SOME
GUSTS TO 25 MPH INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING
TO AROUND 40 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (40600-64300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (142900-169200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8800 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 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.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     53     56     58     57     54
RH..............68     52     43     40     42     46
20 FT WIND......W 12   W 11   W 12   W 14   W 9    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     25     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (86300-127800) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (2200-48900) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4100-49200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (194700-221400).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100503.POCKE.01/MPX