FNUS73 KMPX 031346
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROLLING ACRES...FWS FERGUS FALLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
846 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...

A STUBBORN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...REMAINS OVER CENTRAL CANADA
THIS MORNING. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL DRIFT OFF TO THE EAST BEFORE
WEAKENING BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TODAY...IT WILL BE ANOTHER RELATIVELY COOL
DAY WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S AND 60S. A COLD FRONT WILL
BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AHEAD OF THE  FRONT INTO THE 70S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    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 (41400-65600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (128800-158900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-8300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 25 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     55
RH..............68     52     43     40     42     45
20 FT WIND......W 11   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.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 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 (76500-115500) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (2700-45800) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 12
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 22 TO 23 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 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 (4300-47900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (199800-228800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 37 TO
                    41 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100503.ROLLI.01/MPX