FNUS73 KMPX 021054
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SPOT FORECAST FOR TWIN LAKES S...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
554 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 25 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL MOVE INTO THE
REGION AND WILL HOLD HUMIDITY UP THIS AFTERNOON...LOWERING TO
AROUND 40% BY 5 PM. CLEARING IS EXPECTED BY EARLY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9200-51600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (79500-119600) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 23 MPH.

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............36     42     44     45     46     45
RH..............64     53     49     47     42     41
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 14  NW 14  NW 14  NW 14  NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     25     25     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....3      2      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (49400-95800) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO GOOD (3000-42800) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3200-44900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (59600-103400) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 13
                    TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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