FNUS73 KMPX 191818
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMBOW...FWS - LITCFIELD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
118 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL PROVIDE FOR
AN EASTERLY WIND THIS AFTERNOON. A DRY EASTERLY FLOW
WILL MOISTEN UP LATE IN THE DAY WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS
AT THERE LOWEST AT IGNITION TIME...WITH LEVELS RISING TO NEAR 60
PERCENT BY 4 PM. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT
AND ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE
                    DAY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (23200-68200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (65300-93100) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                     CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   SNOW   SNOW
TEMP............43     44     43     40     36     34
RH..............62     53     55     63     79     89
20 FT WIND......E 10   E 11   E 11   E 9    E 7    NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     25     25     20     10
HAINES INDEX....3      2      2      2      2      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (7300-53000).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42.
RH..................MIN 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6300-47300).

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110419.RAMBO.01/MPX