FNUS73 KMPX 031140
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAHN LAKE WPA...FWS - MN VALLEY NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
640 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER AREA WITH LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING
NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOWERING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH
                    5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-34700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (31500-81100) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     47     53     57     58     56
RH..............57     38     28     24     26     30
20 FT WIND......NW 4   N 5    NE 6   N 5    N 4    N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-23600).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-32800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54500-96300) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...JAMI MARKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.HAHNL.01/MPX