FNUS73 KMPX 021116
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WATONWAN WPA...FWS - MN VALLEY NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
616 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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 28 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.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 47.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (16600-69100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (90300-112200) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-7100 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............38  40  42  43  44  45  46  47  47  47  46  44
RH..............60  55  51  50  48  46  43  35  39  38  39  42
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..12  15  15  15  14  14  14  14  12  11  10  8
20 FT WIND GUST.20  25  28  28  25  25  25  25  20  20  15  15
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (54700-105400) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO GOOD (700-37100) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-50100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (31800-69800) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...JAMI MARKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110502.WATON.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY