FNUS73 KMPX 161154
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLENWOOD...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
654 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THERE IS A DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE...WHICH WILL LEAD TO NEARLY CLOUD
FREE SKIES AND FAIRLY LOW AFTERNOON RH VALUES. WITH HIGH PRESSURE
OVERHEAD TODAY...WINDS WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS STRONG AS THE BREEZY
NORTHEAST WINDS OBSERVED ON SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH WINDS THIS MORNING ARE
LIGHT AND SOMEWHAT VARIABLE...THERE SHOULD BE MORE OF A NORTHEAST
COMPONENT TO THE WIND DIRECTION TODAY AS WELL. A FEW MORE CLOUDS
AND SLIGHTLY MORE MOISTURE IS POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
...BUT ANY CHANCE FOR RAIN LOOKS TO HOLD OFF UNTIL FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-47200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62800-90500) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............44  48  53  56  59  62  64  65  66  66  65  63
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   6   7   8   9   9   9   9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.            10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (44000-90200) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO GOOD (6700-30000) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 21 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110516.GLENW.01/MPX


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