FNUS73 KMPX 191137
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEIFER SCHOOL...FWS LITCHFIELD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
637 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.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5200-52500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (63400-104500) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........MCR PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............62  65  66  68  69  70  71  71  70  69
RH..............60  56  56  52  51  51  49  49  51  53
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   8   9   10  10  10  10  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (26900-72800) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (2400-9300) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE
                    DAY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9800-49900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (57100-86900) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (34000) LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1700
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 31
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110519.PEIFE.01/MPX


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