FNUS73 KMPX 031317
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VERLYN MARTH SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
817 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 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 35 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 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 (32800-61400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (140600-156200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-8600 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     46     52     56     58     59
RH..............86     73     56     47     42     39
20 FT WIND......W 9    W 10   W 12   W 14   W 14   W 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 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 (126000) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (3000-12000).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
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 (5000-51100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (184800-220100).

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