FNUS73 KMPX 261211
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR AVOK SLOUGH...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
711 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE DURING THE DAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO
NEAR 35 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S BY 5
PM.  NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND 5 TO 8 MPH BECOME SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8700-57100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62900) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     59     61     62     60     55
RH..............48     42     41     38     44     53
20 FT WIND......NE 5   E 5    SE 6   SE 7   SE 8   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      2       3     3      3      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110526.AVOKS.01/MPX