FNUS73 KMPX 011047
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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROBERTS WPA...USFWS - MN VALLEY N.W.R.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
547 AM CDT MON NOV 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY...ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE
NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 50S. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL
EXPAND INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...BUT NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-20400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     46     51     53     48     43
RH..............70     51     44     39     47     57
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    S 5    SE 5   SE 4   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.                            5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300-2000).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-40300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1400-3300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...JAMI MARKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101101.ROBER.01/MPX