FNUS73 KMPX 031110
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANDALL...FWS LITCHFIELD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
610 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 OVER AREA WITH LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING
SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LOWERING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (900-26300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     43     51     56     58     57
RH..............66     44     31     24     22     27
20 FT WIND......SE 2   SE 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 39.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-36800).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-51900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (64900-95500) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 33 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.RANDA.01/MPX