FNUS73 KMPX 181315
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRTIER 24 PB...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
815 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA PROVIDING LIGHT WINDS...BUT
SOMEWHAT VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AS WELL AS LOW HUMIDITY.  WINDS MAY
GUST TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE MIXES. LOOK
FOR HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN IN CONTROL WEDNESDAY AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1400-47100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (70900-89900) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-9400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     65     71     74     75     72
RH..............57     41     34     29     28     33
20 FT WIND......ESE 3  ESE 5  ESE 8  SE 9   SE 9   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5              12     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (31300-78200) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (2100-3000) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-49700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (123800-139300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.FIRTI.01/MPX