FNUS73 KMPX 161239
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREY CLOUD DUNES SNA...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
739 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...
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.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-32300) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53700-102600) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     54     60     63     64     61
RH..............51     41     33     30     29     32
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 7   NE 9   NE 9   NE 8   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600-6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO
                    6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110516.GREYC.01/MPX