FNUS73 KMPX 251118
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARLSON LAKE...FWS LITCHFIELD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
618 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...AND
BECOME MORE DUE EASTERLY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. TEMPERATURES
WILL MODERATE QUICKLY...OFFERING A HUMIDITY BELOW 40 PERCENT BY SOON
AFTER 12 PM. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN NEAR DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY AND
PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-32500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60900-79400) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 13
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     49     55     60     62     61
RH..............67     48     41     35     32     35
20 FT WIND......S 4    SE 5   SE 6   E 6    E 7    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      10     10     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (27000-71300) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (2500-3800) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4200-52700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58100-65400) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 22 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 33
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110425.CARLS.01/MPX