FNUS73 KMPX 171423
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORTIER 24 PB...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
923 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERIST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES INTO MINNESOTA TODAY AND
TUESDAY.  LOOK FOR EAST WINDS TO BECOME A BIT GUSTY AROUND NOON. AS
WINDS BEGIN TO MIX DOWN EXPECT HUMIDITY TO DROP AND SCATTERED CUMULUS
CLOUDS TO DEVELOP.  WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHEAST ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST TO NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH A
                    FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (62300-94500)
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     73     72     67     60     56
RH..............35     33     34     40     51     59
20 FT WIND......ENE 9  E 9   E 7    E 5    SE 5   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST. 14     15     11                   5
HAINES INDEX.... 5      5      5      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (22100-55800) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1100-2200) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-43400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (68200-115400) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.FORTI.01/MPX