FNUS73 KMPX 181211
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOEN NE...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
711 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.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-43100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (109400-119300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 17
                    TO 21 MPH 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............51     58     64     68     70     69
RH..............54     39     27     21     19     20
20 FT WIND......E 4    SE 6   SE 8   SE 10  SE 11  E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     15     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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