FNUS73 KMPX 101203
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MINKLE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
703 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY DURING THE DAY AS A
WARM FRONT MOVES THRU THE AREA. THIS WILL BRING VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED DEWPOINTS TO THE AREA. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH THE APPROACH OF A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY AND VERY WARM.
TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 87.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4600-44200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (109000-127400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 32 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....                                        CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                                        RW  RW
TEMP............69  73  74  80  83  85  86  87  87  86  85  81
RH..............76  71  64  60  54  50  50  53  53  53  57  58
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..12  12  14  14  15  15  15  14  12  11  9   7
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  25  25  25  25  25  20  20  15  10
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 63.
RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (59700-104800) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (400-24000) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING AND
                    BECOMING WEST LATE.

$$
FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...LEE NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110510.MINKL.01/MPX


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