FNUS73 KMPX 021057
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIERCE LAKE N...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
557 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY WITH SOME GUSTS
AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOME CLOUDS WILL MOVE INTO THE
REGION AND WILL HOLD HUMIDITY UP THIS AFTERNOON...LOWERING TO
AROUND 35% BY 4 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8400-53300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (85400-135000) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 25
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     41     45     47     48     48
RH..............69     52     43     38     35     34
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 15  NW 16  NW 15  NW 14  NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     25     30     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....3      2      2      2      2      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (86000-121600) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1500-2000).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-34900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (40600-85700) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110502.PIERC.01/MPX