FNUS73 KMPX 131237
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR STENERSON LAKE W...FWS MORRIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
737 AM CDT WED OCT 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND
INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH AFTER 10 AM. A FEW GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH
POSSIBLE. WITH TEMPERATURES RISING THROUGH THE LOWER 60S AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2300-36900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (72300-121700) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (34100) LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6400-6700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 24
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     52     58     62     61     55
RH..............63     46     37     32     33     43
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 11   NW 14  NW 14  NW 11  NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     25     25     20     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101013.STENE.01/MPX