FNUS73 KMPX 061330
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARSH WMA D315-25...MN DNR- WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
830 AM CDT THU MAY 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BIG HIGHLIGHTS FOR FIRE WEATHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD PRECIP EXPECTED
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AND AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW IS DEVELOPING OVER COLORADO THIS MORNING
AND WILL HEAD NE INTO MI BY WED MORNING. THIS WILL SPREAD PRECIP
INTO WRN MN BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIP TOTALS WILL LIKELY
RANGE FROM AROUND 0.5 INCH IN SW MN WITH 0.75 TO 1.00 INCH ACROSS THE
REST OF THE PLANNING AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN
                    BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (7700-17700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN
TEMP............44     47     51     55     57     55
RH..............79     65     54     41     38     43
20 FT WIND......N 3    NE 3   NE 4   E 5    E 5    E 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5                    5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6500-22500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOPPELMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100506.MARSH.02/MPX