FNUS73 KMPX 261311
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNCAS DUNES...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
811 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY AND PLEASANT DAY IS AHEAD AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
REGION. THE HIGH WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EAST TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE DAKOTAS. THE LOW WILL BRING RAIN INTO WESTERN
MINNESOTA FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE RAIN ADVANCING INTO EASTERN
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND WILL BE UNSETTLED WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
THROUGH MONDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12600-49100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     53     58     61     62     60
RH..............56     46     39     35     35     37
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 6   NE 6   NE 6   E 6    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2300-38500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55600-95400) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110526.UNCAS.01/MPX