FNUS73 KMPX 161221
FWSMPX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 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.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................27 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 10 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 (1300-40200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58700-91000) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM
SKY (%).........CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............64  65  66  66  65  63  60  56  53  51  49  47
RH..............29  28  27  27  29  31  35  42  46  50  54  58
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   9   9   9   8   7   6   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 22 MPH.

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


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