FNUS73 KMPX 171420
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRADSHAW WMA...DNR WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
820 AM CST THU NOV 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER DAY OF VERY LOW DEW POINTS AND RH VALUES EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE
SLIGHTLY MORE MOISTURE MOVES INTO MN/WI ON FRIDAY OUT AHEAD OF THE
SYSTEM EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. EVEN WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS AND
SUNSHINE TODAY...IT WILL STILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE. BASED ON
YESTERDAY'S CONDITIONS AND CONTINUED DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE...WENT
WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE 20S AND 30S ACROSS NEARLY THE ENTIRE
AREA. FRIDAY WILL BRING MORE HIGH CLOUDS...HIGHER HUMIDITY
VALUES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARRIVES ON
SATURDAY AND SHOULD BRING A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW TO
SOUTHERN MN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE HEAVIEST SNOW...LIKELY
3-4 INCHES...IS EXPECTED IN A BAND FROM WEST CENTRAL MN TO
NORTHEAST WI. SMALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF THESE AREAS.
SUNDAY WILL BE COLD.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 35.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3700-32000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2000
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10
                    TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............32     34     32     31     30     29
RH..............33     30     34     37     44     53
20 FT WIND......SW 5   S 4    S 5    SE 5   SE 6   S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       5                    10     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3000-14700).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-20500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOPPELMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111117.BRADS.01/MPX