FNUS73 KMPX 021317
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEVENS...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
817 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

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 THIS MORNING WILL TURN
MORE LIGHT NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE OF
AN AFTERNOON SHOWER WITH A BETTER CHANCE TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY THURSDAY.
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. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON
                    SHOWER.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-38900) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (52900) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3
                    TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE EAST 4 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............61     68     73     76     77     75
RH..............67     51     43     39     39     41
20 FT WIND......NW 3   N 5    NE 5   NE 5   NE 4   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5               7     7      5
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      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 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.STEVE.01/MPX