FNUS73 KMPX 261212
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VEGOE ANDERSON...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
712 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 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 (8100-55500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60700) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7
                    TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     57     60     62     61     58
RH..............52     45     41     39     42     47
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 5   E 5    SE 6   SE 8   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.                     10     10     15
HAINES INDEX....3      2      2      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (30400-66600) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (3800-4700) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.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 58.
RH..................MIN 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5400-47900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (72200-110800) LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110526.VEGOE.01/MPX