FNUS73 KMPX 171207
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SVOR CENTRAL...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
707 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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. THERE MAY BE A FEW HIGHER GUSTS TODAY THAN YESTERDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-42000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (59800-80300) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     54     61     66     68     67
RH..............62     45     33     26     24     27
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 7   SE 9   SE 11  SE 11  SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      4      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110517.SVORC.01/MPX