FNUS73 KMPX 201338
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
838 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL LIFT
NORTHEAST INTO CANADA BY TONIGHT.  THIS WILL KEEP THE AREA IN
A COOL NORTHERLY FLOW OF AIR TODAY. AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA PROVIDING MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS
TO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-27200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............32     43     48     50     45     40
RH..............81     54     44     41     47     57
20 FT WIND......N 4    NW 5   NW 6   NW 5   NW 5   W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10                   5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111020.ANDER.01/MPX