FNUS73 KMPX 141338
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RODERICK...FWS MORRIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
838 AM CDT TUE SEP 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUDS AROUND TODAY AND THERE COULD BE SOME
SPRINKLES OR A LIGHT SHOWER...ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ON
OCCURRENCE. NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH WILL TURN EASTERLY TODAY
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TAKES SHAPED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
THE LOW WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-37900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1400
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 13 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     61     65     66     64     59
RH..............72     60     52     52     56     67
20 FT WIND......NE 7   NE 8   E 10   E 8    E 7    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5000-51500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (57900-63900) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 26 TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100914.RODER.01/MPX