FNUS73 KMPX 141310
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAWALD...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
810 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT IN MANITOBA WILL SWEEP SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BY AROUND NOON. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THROUGH MID AND UPPER 60S
WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FOLLOWING THE FRONT. EXPECT LOW AFTERNOON
HUMIDITY...DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT PROVIDING
CHILLY TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-44400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (73300-103800) EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (136100-163000) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (108200) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (56600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4600-6400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 26 TO
                    33 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............52     62     67     66     58     52
RH..............48     36     29     30     40     50
20 FT WIND......W 11   NW 14  NW 14  N 14   N 11   N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     25     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-16400).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-48100).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101014.DAWAL.01/MPX