FNUS73 KMPX 171236
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH WEST...FWS MORRIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
736 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO
THE MID 70S. RELATIVE HUMIDITY DECREASING TO 35 PERCENT BY LATE
AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS SHOULD BECOME MORE SOUTHEAST BY 11 AM AND
SUSTAINED AROUND 7 TO 9 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-50100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (59900-76700) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-10100 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     66     71     74     75     72
RH..............61     47     39     37     37     41
20 FT WIND......E 4    SE 7   SE 7   SE 9   SE 8   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.SMITH.01/MPX