FNUS73 KMPX 211309
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG LAKE SOUTH...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
809 AM CDT FRI OCT 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A SURFACE TROUGH...AND ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT ACROSS THE DAKOTAS
THIS MORNING...WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND SLOWLY SHIFT THE WINDS
FROM THE SOUTHWEST...TO WEST BY THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-40400).

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     44     52     59     59     52
RH..............72     57     48     42     45     59
20 FT WIND......S 5    SW 6   W 6    W 8    W 8    NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111021.LONGL.01/MPX