FNUS73 KMPX 241226
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLEAR LAKE...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
726 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE ARE EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE TODAY
WITH THE REGION SANDWICHED BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND
LOW PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE EAST AT 10 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY THIS
AFTERNOON WILL STRUGGLE TO DROP BELOW 50 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (20300-67800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     64     65     66     64     59
RH..............65     58     54     50     52     62
20 FT WIND......E 8    E 9    E 9    E 8    E 8    E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (21000-54400).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (25100-57700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (122100-128100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 25 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 35
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110524.CLEAR.01/MPX