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FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OTTAWA BLUFFS...US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
702 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 TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY
THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL INVADE WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE FIVE HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH RANGE OR LESS
SHOULD BE EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-42500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1400
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 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............37     46     52     54     51     47
RH..............75     58     43     34     36     43
20 FT WIND......W 4    SW 5   SW 6   SW 8   S 6    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400-3500).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-45200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 8
                    TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111031.OTTAW.01/MPX