FNUS73 KMPX 201239
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ODENS...FWS FERGUS FALLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
739 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY TODAY NEAR THE BURN
SITE. SOME GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FLOW
WILL REMAIN DRY...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING INTO THE 20
TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. TONIGHT...THIS FLOW WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING
MOISTURE AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE
MIDWEST. DEEPER MOISTURE FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE FOR A CHANCE OF
RAINFALL...MAINLY ON SATURDAY FOR WESTERN MINNESOTA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-26500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (117900-146300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600-9900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     65     71     75     77     76
RH..............53     35     26     21     21     23
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 7   SE 10  SE 11  SE 11  SE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (84400-124800) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (2600-46700) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-50800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (51900-88500) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100520.ODENS.01/MPX