FNUS73 KMPX 181206
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLENWOOD...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
706 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL IN GENERAL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA
INTO THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...WITH
AFTERNOON VALUES BETWEEN 65 AND 70. HUMIDITY ACROSS MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL FALL TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS AREA WILL ALSO SEE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
BETWEEN 10 AND 15 KNOTS...WHILE THE REST OF THE PLANNING AREA
WILL BE NEAR 10 KNOTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-40800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (108500-110200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 22 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     55     61     65     67     66
RH..............56     41     30     24     21     23
20 FT WIND......E 4    E 5    E 7    E 10   E 11   E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     15     20     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110518.GLENW.01/MPX