FNUS73 KMPX 031144
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
644 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 RIDGE MOVING EAST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING.
SOUTH WINDS FROM 5 TO 10 MPH DEVELOPING OVER AREA. PLENTY OF
SUNSHINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOWERING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-46500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (57100-61400) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     48     54     58     59     57
RH..............50     34     25     22     24     29
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 5    S 5    S 6    S 6    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (29400-62100) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (2600-5700) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3700-50700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (57900-103100) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.LEE__.01/MPX