FNUS73 KMPX 181322
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MERO SOUTH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
822 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.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-44100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (63400-111000) LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............50  53  57  59  62  64  66  67  68  68  67  66
RH..............56  52  40  34  30  25  23  21  20  20  22  24
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..4   5   6   8   9   10  11  11  12  11  10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.5       10  10  15  15  20  20  20  20  15  15
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HULTQUIST
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110518.MEROS.01/MPX


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