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FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FARRELL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
932 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE MAINLY SUNNY SKIES WITH JUST AN
INCREASE IN HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS DURING THE DAY.  AS TEMPERATURES
WARM INTO THE MID 60S LOOK FOR THE INVERSION TO BREAK AND FOR WINDS
TO INCREASE A BIT WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH.  THE APPROACH OF
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING THE CHANCE OF A FEW LIGHT
SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (15000-33400) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58000-94800) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9100-10900 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     67     73     74     73     69
RH..............47     35     28     26     29     36
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 8    S 11   S 9    S 5   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5       12     19     15
HAINES INDEX....6      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100515.FARRE.01/MPX