FNUS73 KMPX 121248
FWSMPX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 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 WESTCENTRAL MINNESOTA...
THE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BUT IT
LOOKS LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE A WESTERLY COMPONENT. WENT WITH
WEST 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.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-50900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62900-82700) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     53     60     64     66     67
RH..............64     45     31     22     21     22
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 3    W 5    W 5    W 6    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             10     10     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120512.HAGST.01/MPX