FNUS73 KMPX 251241
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR STOWE LAKE...FWS FERGUS FALLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
741 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 TO MOSTLY SUNNY.

                    TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6600-53800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (66700-112600) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     71     76     80     80     79
RH..............54     44     36     30     30     31
20 FT WIND......S 11   SW 12  SW 14  SW 14  SW 12  SW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     25     20     15
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (46200-74700) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (2100-23800) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-45900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100525.STOWE.01/MPX