FNUS73 KMPX 011229
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNCAS DUNES...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
729 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JUNE 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE LOWER 70S IN THE
AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT BY 4 PM
WITH A WEST WIND NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH UNTIL MID TO
LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (21700-60000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (74200-109400) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (58400)
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-5800 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 23 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14
                    TO 20 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............59     65     69     71     72     71
RH..............52     43     37     32     31     34
20 FT WIND......W 12   W 14   W 11   W 10   W 8    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110601.UNCAS.01/MPX