FNUS73 KMPX 171110
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CREAM CITY...FWS LITCHFIELD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
610 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE HAS DRIFTED TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS
AND IS NOW BUILDING INTO CANADA...WHICH MEANS WINDS WILL HAVE MORE
OF A TRUE EASTERLY COMPONENT TODAY. ATMOSPHERIC MIXING WILL NOT BE
AS GREAT TODAY...SO MINIMUM RH VALUES MAY NOT GET QUITE AS DRY AS
MONDAY MONDAY AFTERNOON...BUT STILL COULD DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT IN
MANY LOCATIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-44000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (56900-66000) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     57     62     65     66     64
RH..............58     42     32     29     29     35
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 6    E 7    E 8    E 8    E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (22200-65900) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (5300-14800) LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 16 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5900-46600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60000-79300) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 17
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110517.CREAM.01/MPX