FNUS73 KMPX 191308
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEE SE...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
808 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL OCCUR AT THE BURN SITE TODAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE SINKS SOUTH OF THE LOCAL AREA. THERE WILL BE PERIODS
OF HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS AS AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE PASSES ACROSS
THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-49900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53200-77800) EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (25700)
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3200-4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     58     62     61     55     51
RH..............50     37     32     33     43     48
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 7    W 9    W 9    W 7    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300-4300).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-39400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (119100-160300) EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6600-7100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 18
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101019.LEESE.01/MPX