FNUS73 KMPX 041336
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEY WMA...DNR WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
836 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE RIDGE OVERHEAD THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST WITH A
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND DEVELOPING. EXPECT THE WINDS TO
INCREASE IN SPEED BY LATE MORNING...WITH GUSTY WINDS BY
THE AFTERNOON UP TO 25 MPH. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
THROUGH SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-41300) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58900-106200) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 26 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............46     53     59     62     63     61
RH..............49     37     30     29     31     39
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 10   S 14   S 15   S 14   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     25     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 80 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (16200-65200) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (12700-24900) LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-2200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOPPELMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.NEYWM.01/MPX