FNUS73 KMPX 191451
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR STONEY RUN 11 PRAIRIE BANK...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
951 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS FROM THE EAST SOUTHEAST WILL INCREASE IN SPEED OVER THE BURN
SITE INTO THE AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH LIKELY. TEMPERATURES
WILL REACH TO JUST ABOVE 70 DEGREES. EXPECT ANOTHER DRY DAY TODAY...BUT
HIGHER LEVELS OF HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED...WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES
ONLY EXPECTED TO DIP TO AROUND 50. THERE WILL BE INCREASING CHANCES OF
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS EVENING...WITH RAIN
LOOKING DEFINITE BY OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (7600-50000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (64700-95800) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 24
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............62     65     68     68     67     64
RH..............69     61     55     54     52     60
20 FT WIND......E 10   SE 12  SE 14  SE 14  E 14   E 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110519.STONE.01/MPX