FNUS73 KMPX 251342
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE MOUNDS...FWS MORRIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
842 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY ACROSS WRN NODAK WILL MOVE N INTO
CANADA TODAY SENDING A COLD FRONT INTO MN. THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND
STALL OUT ACROSS THE STATE TODAY...SETTING THE STAGE FOR FOR MORE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WI.
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE TONIGHT AS AN UPPER
LEVEL WAVE SWEEPS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. ALTHOUGH EASTERN AREAS WILL
SEE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES TODAY...IN WRN MN DRIER AIR HAS ALREADY FOUND
ITS WAY INTO THE STATE AND BY THE AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES LOOK TO BE DOWN IN
THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.

                    TEMPERATURE.........77 AT IGNITION...MAX 83.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6700-47700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61700-110800) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............72     77     82     83     82     76
RH..............46     37     29     27     28     36
20 FT WIND......SW 11  SW 10  SW 10  SW 9   SW 7   W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100525.BLUEM.01/MPX