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FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR B-2-17...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
727 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA LATE THIS
MORNING. A VERY LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND WILL TURN AND BE OUT OF THE
SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOWERING TO ABOUT 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...THEN BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (400-19500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     43     49     54     57     56
RH..............63     39     31     27     24     27
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 4   S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-31200).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 11 TO 16 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2000-29900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54800-97000) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 30 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...KRAUSE
REQUESTED BY...TIM NOTCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.B217_.01/MPX