FNUS73 KMPX 191157
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREINER...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
657 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL SETTLE IN FROM THE EAST TO JUST SOUTH OF EAST AT THE
BURN SITE BY IGNITION TIME. THE SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE...WITH
GUSTS BY NOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH TO RIGHT AROUND 70 DEGREES.
EXPECT ANOTHER DRY DAY TODAY BUT THERE WILL BE INCREASING CHANCES OF
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER TONIGHT INTO MOST OF THE
WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-45800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (110900-120000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............58  61  65  67  69  70  71  72  72  71  70
RH..............64  62  56  52  51  49  47  46  46  47  49
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   9   10  11  12  12  12  12  12  12
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    80 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110519.GREIN.01/MPX


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