FNUS73 KMPX 061348
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRADSHAW WMA 15...DNR WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
848 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS CENTERED ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA
EARLY THIS MORNING...WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST WITH AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA. THE AREA WILL REMAIN DRY
TODAY. WINDS WILL BE SOMEHAT VARIABLE THIS MORNING WITH THE HIGH
PRESSURE STILL IN THE AREA. THE MORNING SOUNDING SUGGESTS A
NORTHWEST WIND FOR A TIME...THEN SWINGIN LIGHT SOUTHWEST.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON WILL
MOVE EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT AND
INCREASE THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-31000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (48300-83100) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-9700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............52     59     66     68     68     66
RH..............58     45     33     28     26     29
20 FT WIND......SW 3   NW 4   W 2    S 3    S 4    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST. 5     5      5      10      10    10
HAINES INDEX.... 5     5      5       5       5     5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-42900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 14
                    TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOPPELMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110506.BRADS.01/MPX