FNUS73 KMPX 161300
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RINKE...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
800 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-49900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (64400-83700) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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............48  53  56  59  62  64  65  66  66  65  63  60
RH..............51  44  40  37  33  30  28  27  27  28  31  36
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   7   8   9   9   9   9   10  9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.        10  10  15  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 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (39700-78700) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (6100-27900) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6200-48900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (66700-91900) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110516.RINKE.01/MPX


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