FNUS73 KMPX 021326
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE OUTCROPS...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
826 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANY MORNING FOG WILL QUICKLY BURN OFF.  THEN EXPECT INCREASING HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS TO STREAM IN FROM THE DAKOTAS. WIND DIRECTION WILL
BE RATHER TRICKY...BUT LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD BECOME LIGHT
NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON
SHOWER WITH A BETTER CHANCE TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY THURSDAY. THEN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY SHOULD BE FOR THE MOST PART DRY...WITH
A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........77 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT NORTHEAST.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2600-27200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54800-69900) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....              S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............74     77     78     76     70     65
RH..............41     37     37     42     53     65
20 FT WIND......N 5   NE 3   E 5    E 5    E 6    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST. 6      6                    10     10
HAINES INDEX....6      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (30300-72200) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (2600-3000) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 16 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF A MORNING SHOWER.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-43800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58700-99700) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.GRANI.01/MPX