FNUS73 KMPX 161439
FWSMPX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.  A VEIL OF HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL EXTEND
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.  A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND
NOON. AS THE INVERSION DISSIPATES BY NOON WINDS WILL BECOME MAINLY
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS AROUND 17 MPH.  MIXING OF DRIER AIR
ALOFT WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO NEAR 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST
                    TO SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20000-40000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (69100-94000) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............61     66     69     71     70     66
RH..............50     40     35     33     36     43
20 FT WIND......NE 6   ENE 7  E 7   SE 9   SE 6   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     10     5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF RAIN 20
                    PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (21700-69300) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (1700) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-44800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (59900-97300) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600-9900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100516.SCHUL.01/MPX