FNUS73 KMPX 191244
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CREEK SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
744 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY KEEPING DRY WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO LEAD TO VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION TODAY WITH DIRECTIONS
RANGING FROM EAST TO SOUTHEAST WITH EAST-SOUTHEAST EXPECTED TO BE THE DOMINANT
DIRECTION. DIRECTION WILL LIKELY BE MOST VARIABLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AS
MIXING COMMENCES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 2 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-37400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (72300-105800) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7600-9400 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 13 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     62     69     74     76     75
RH..............59     39     28     23     22     23
20 FT WIND......E 1    NE 2   E 4    E 6    SE 8   SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      5      5      5      6

.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BARDOU
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100519.SPRIN.01/MPX