FNUS73 KMPX 031117
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMM EAST...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
617 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
SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 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..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-48100) INCREASING TO FAIR TO
                    GOOD (13100-56000) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE 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............39     47     53     57     58     56
RH..............52     37     28     24     26     29
20 FT WIND......N 2    NE 4   E 5    S 2    S 2    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     5      5      10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900-8500).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2800-34800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55000-93000) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...AREA WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.HAMME.01/MPX