FNUS73 KMPX 311244
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW LAKE...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
744 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE REGION INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. LIGHT WEST WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWESTERLY AND INCREASE SLIGHTLY
THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL INVADE SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE FIVE HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TO ONE TENTH
OF AN INCH RANGE SHOULD BE EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
                    6 TO 11 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-46500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 18
                    TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........MCR PC  PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............35  40  45  48  51  53  53  52  50  47  46  45
RH..............92  76  62  46  39  35  33  35  37  42  45  51
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..3   4   6   8   9   10  10  9   8   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   10  10  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....3   3   4   4   4   5   5   5   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-40500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54200-68000) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 2 TO
                    10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 15 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111031.CROWL.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY