FNUS73 KMPX 161420
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOODMAN...FWS FERGUS FALLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
920 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LARGE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  CONSIDERABLE HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL EXTEND
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.  A BRIEF LIGHT SHOWER IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
AS THE INVERSION DISSIPATES WINDS WILL BECOME MAINLY SOUTHEAST
WITH GUSTS AROUND 17 MPH.  MIXING OF DRIER AIR ALOFT WILL ALLOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DIP TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL BECOME LIGHT AGAIN THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20000-30000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (40200-64800) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............60     63     67     69     70     68
RH..............66     55     42     34     31     33
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 6   SE 9   SE 10   SE 9   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     16     17     16     11
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF RAIN 20
                    PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100516.GOODM.01/MPX