FNUS73 KMPX 271225
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FREEMAN...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
725 AM CDT THU OCT 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS
WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...WILL MOVE EAST
AND SHIFT THE WINDS TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON.
SOME MORNING FOG SHOULD QUICKLY DISSIPATE BY MID
MORNING...WITH HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-32700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (49000-84300) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO FAIR (19400) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     37     46     50     49     43
RH..............82     73     55     44     42     51
20 FT WIND......NW 4   W 4    W 4    W 5    SW 5   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111027.FREEM.01/MPX