FNUS73 KMPX 041146
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEMJUM LAKE...FWS LITCHFIELD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
646 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

GUSTY SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AS A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ACROSS THE DAKOTAS...AND ASSOCIATED DISTURBANCE...MOVES
CLOSER TO THE UPPER MIDWEST. EXPECT WIND GUSTS OVER 25 MPH BY 10
AM...AND A FEW GUSTS OVER 30 MPH BY NOON. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL
HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER SUNSET...WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE AFTER 4 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3500-49200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61600-83700) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC  LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............49     54     58     60     59     56
RH..............42     40     39     39     44     53
20 FT WIND......S 14   S 15   S 16   S 15   S 12   S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     30     25     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      6      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
                    TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (30900-74100) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (5700-28600) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9500-46500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (141000-188100).

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.HEMJU.01/MPX