FNUS73 KMPX 081337
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEE SE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
837 AM CDT FRI OCT 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE IN WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
SOUTH CENTRAL STATES WILL LEAD TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TRANSITIONING TO
SOUTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL DROP SOUTHEASTWARD...THEREFORE
NO SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN GRADIENT IS EXPECTED AND WINDS WILL
REMAIN LESS THAN 10 MPH. THE SOUTHWEST WIND WILL BRING DOWNSLOPE FLOW
INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND SO TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE
WELL ABOVE NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........81 AT IGNITION...MAX 86.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...REMAINING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 3 PM.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2000-16100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200-3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............72     81     85     85     78     72
RH..............48     38     33     35     45     55
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 5   S 4    S 4    SE 4   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300-2200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-33800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (42500-72900) EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (16300)
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 23
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KRAUSE
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101008.LEESE.01/MPX