FNUS73 KMPX 141316
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR D-18-19...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
816 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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...WITH 10 TO 15 MPH WEST WINDS 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.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12800-44300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (66200-113600) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (120200-154400) IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (90100) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5000-6900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 7300-8500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 20
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     57     61     64     65     63
RH..............68     51     44     37     34     36
20 FT WIND......W 11   W 14   NW 13  NW 11  NW 8   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     24     22     19     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...MARK NEELY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100514.D1819.01/MPX