FNUS73 KMPX 061353
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEINE PRAIRIE BANK...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
853 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS CENTERED ACROSS MINNESOTA
THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA. THE WINDS NEAR THE BURN SITE WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH THE APPROACH OF
THIS LOW. THE WIND DIRECTION NEAR IGNITION TIME WILL BE SLIGHTLY WEST
OF SOUTH...BUT THIS SHOULD SHIFT MORE SOUTH SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. A WIDELY ISOLATED SHOWER IS POSSIBLE AFTER 4 PM DUE TO
SOME WEAK INSTABILITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (4000-43900) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (66200-89300) BY IGNITION TIME.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........MCR PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....                                        CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                                        RW
TEMP............56  61  62  65  68  69  70  71  70  69  68
RH..............49  38  34  28  24  22  21  20  22  24  26
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   6   6   6   8   10  11  11  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  15  20  20  20  20  20
HAINES INDEX....6   6   6   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110506.MEINE.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY