FNUS73 KMPX 191331
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREY CLOUD DUNES SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
831 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 TO
AROUND 10 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH TO RIGHT
AROUND 70 DEGREES. EXPECT ANOTHER DRY DAY TODAY BUT MOISTURE WILL BE
HIGHER...WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES ONLY GETTING INTO THE 40S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8200-48900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (43000-65600) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5800 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  PC  MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............62  65  66  68  69  70  71  71  70  69  67  65
RH..............67  61  60  56  55  53  52  51  53  55  59  63
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   6   7   7   7   7   6   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.            10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110519.GREYC.01/MPX


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