FNUS73 KMPX 121301
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREENLEAF...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
801 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE REGION WHICH WILL
RESULT IN CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND DRY WEATHER FOR TODAY
AND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...THE
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BUT IT
LOOKS LIKE THEY SHOULD MAINTAIN A WESTERLY COMPONENT. WENT WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS...BUT AGAIN THESE WILL BE LIGHT AND COULD VARY
FROM TIME TO TIME. RH VALUES WILL QUICKLY FALL OFF LATER THIS
MORNING...TO NEAR 20% BY THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-50000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55900-63200) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............49  55  61  62  64  65  67  68  68  69  68  66
RH..............57  44  35  31  28  26  23  21  21  21  22  25
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4   4   4   3   3   3   4   4   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.

$$
FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120512.GREEN.02/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY