FNUS73 KMPX 181407
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LANGHEI SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
907 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS
                    10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (700-40000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62500-79300) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900-10200 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     70     75     77     76     70
RH..............50     36     29     26     26     32
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 6   SE 8   SE 9   SE 8   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (24500-70600) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (900-2000) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1000-33000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (104500-117300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 17
                    TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KRAUSE
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.LANGH.03/MPX