FNUS73 KMPX 141313
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR B-8-13...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
813 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SFC LOW UP OVER LAKE SUPERIOR THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NE
AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES SOUTH ACROSS MISSOURI. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO THIN
OUT IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH
THROUGH AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE. MORE SUN AND DRIER
CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW HIGHS TO TOP OUT IN THE MID 60S TODAY...WITH
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (13000-44200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (63400-110300) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (124200-142000) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (42400-84400)
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5100-6900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 7500-8200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 23 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 17 TO 20
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     61     64     65     63     56
RH..............53     44     35     33     36     49
20 FT WIND......W 15   W 13   NW 12  NW 9   NW 6   W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.25     23     19     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...MARK NEELY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100514.B813_.03/MPX