FNUS73 KMPX 171152
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTURY...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
652 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 8 MPH WITH
SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURE WILL
WARM THROUGH THE MID 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DECREASING TO 32
PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-32900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60900-90100) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     63     68     72     74     73
RH..............65     51     42     37     34     35
20 FT WIND......E 2    E 4    E 8    E 8    E 7    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      10     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (15000-59900) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (900-1300) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-47600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62300-79700) IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...USFWS LITCHFIELD WMD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.CENTU.01/MPX