FNUS73 KMPX 191241
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD RIVER STATE PARK...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
741 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-45200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (49900-82200) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO FAIR (25000) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1900
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     46     53     57     56     51
RH..............89     63     48     38     40     50
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 7    W 9    W 10   W 9    SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800-7500).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10000-58000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (105700) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600-8600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 43
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN DONAIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101019.WILDR.01/MPX