FNUS73 KMPX 121134
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIPPEWA PRAIRIE UNIT 5...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
634 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS CENTERED ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
THIS MORNING...WILL DRIFT TO THE EAST ALLOWING FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...THEN A WEST WIND BY LATE MORNING.
WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-47300) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (52900-61900) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     62     66     69     70     68
RH..............47     30     21     20     21     23
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 3    W 4    W 4    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (17100-60400) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (1200-2000) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...DAVID TRAUBA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120512.CHIPP.01/MPX