FNUS73 KMPX 161318
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRADSHAW D315-11...DNR WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
818 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY AIR WILL COVER THE AREA TODAY AND TUESDAY. SURFACE
WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST AT NEAR 10 MPH TODAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITY
VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL REACH 25 TO 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-45300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (64500-95000) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............46  51  54  57  60  62  63  64  64  63  61  58
RH..............49  42  40  35  33  31  29  28  29  30  33  37
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   7   8   8   8   8   8   8   7   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (35300-84000) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (1600-21800) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.

$$
FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOPPELMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110516.BRADS.01/MPX


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