FNUS73 KMPX 151308
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHAEFER...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
808 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SLOWLY SOUTH INTO MINNESOTA TODAY.
WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST AT NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 25 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL REACH 30 PERCENT DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (14800-56600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (73500-106500) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 21 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     59     61     62     59     52
RH..............43     36     33     31     34     41
20 FT WIND......NE 11  NE 14  NE 14  NE 12  NE 11  NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     25     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (56800-98000) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO GOOD (2100-40200) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-49300) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58200-63300) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110515.SCHAE.01/MPX