FNUS73 KMPX 091414
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOD LAKE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
914 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY. NORTH WINDS
NEAR 5 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND NOON...
BEFORE BACKING TO THE WEST AT 5 MPH AFTER 3PM.
NO MORE THAN SCATTERED CLOUDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO
THE MID 60S...WITH THE HUMIDITY FALLING BACK TO AROUND 40 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-34200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     57     61     64     65     64
RH..............82     67     57     46     42     42
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 3   NW 2   W 2    W 3    SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.       5                    5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1100-19000).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-48700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (57100-91800) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...JEFF ZAJAC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.WOODL.01/MPX