FNUS73 KMPX 271320
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FITZGERALD...FWS MORRIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
820 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL BE INFLUENCED BY A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
TO THE EAST...AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A PERSISTENT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 81.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2300-37600) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (56500-102800) LATE IN THE MORNING.

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............63     69     75     79     81     80
RH..............61     46     36     31     29     31
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 7   SE 9   SE 10  SE 11  SE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....6      6      5      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (23300-70400) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO GOOD (2700-30500) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (54700-82600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (105000-122900) LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100527.FITZG.01/MPX