FNUS73 KMPX 181416
FWSMPX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA PROVIDING LIGHT AND SOMEWHAT
VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING...AS WELL AS LOW HUMIDITY. WINDS MAY GUST
TO 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE MIXES. LOOK FOR
HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN IN CONTROL WEDNESDAY AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........76 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST 11 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1400-40200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53700-83300) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-10200 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     76     77     74     67     62
RH..............34     30     28     32     39     46
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 11  SE 9   SE 7   SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     15     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (32200-72300) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (1600-3000) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-34400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (102000-106700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KRAUSE
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.VERLY.01/MPX