FNUS73 KMPX 021511
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ATR AMENDED...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1011 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLD NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED CUMULUS CLOUDS SHOULD DEVELOP
BY NOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING
BRINGING CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES.
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST DURING
THE MORNING AND INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
EXPECT WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITY TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH 25 MPH GUSTS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (87500-136400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (122800-152300) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 23 TO 31 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     43     47     51     50     46
RH..............52     43     37     29     30     35
20 FT WIND......NW 14  N 14   N 12   N 10   N 8    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     21     15     15
HAINES INDEX....2      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (108300) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (400-1300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-49100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110502.ATRAM.01/MPX