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FWSMPX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 TO SOUTHEAST 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 SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST TO SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10
                    MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1900-34100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58400-85900) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700-10400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     70     74     76     75     68
RH..............48     39     34     31     32     39
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 6   ESE 8  ESE 9   E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     12     12
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (21700-54400) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (900-2000) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1100-28100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (103400-118900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 16
                    TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.WESTL.01/MPX