FNUS73 KMPX 181925
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR EDWARDS PLOT...FWS MORRIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
225 PM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN AREA OF CLOUDINESS WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE BURN SITE FOR
THE BALANCE OF THE AFTERNOON. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE
FROM THE WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE WIND WILL BECOME LIGHT THIS EVENING
AND THE SKY WILL CLEAR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (40500-90300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6200 FT AGL DECREASING
                    TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 20 MPH IN.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     54     54     49     46     44
RH..............55     46     47     58     63     66
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 7    W 6    W 4    W 4    W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4500-6200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101018.EDWAR.01/MPX