FNUS73 KMPX 311226
FWSMPX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON OCTOBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

RESIDUAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE MOSTLY CLOUDY
SKIES ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WI INTO THIS AFTN. LOOK FOR
INCREASING SW FLOW OVER MUCH OF FIRE WEATHER REGION INTO THIS
AFTN. ANOTHER COOL FRONT IS ANTICIPATED TO SWEEP THROUGH THE
REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AFTN...WITH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS IN MOST LOCATIONS LESS THEN A TENTH OF AN INCH...WITH
UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH IN FAR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
...AND FAR SOUTHERN WEST CENTRAL WI.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-49700) INCREASING TO FAIR TO
                    GOOD (16600-53800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     46     53     55     51     47
RH..............78     53     35     31     37     45
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 8    S 11   S 12   S 9    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       15     20     20     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49.
RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111031.LONGL.01/MPX