FNUS73 KMPX 121111
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ORDWAY PRAIRIE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
611 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 NORTHWEST...THEN
A WEST WIND TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN
BELOW 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-49900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58700-77500) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     62     65     67     68     65
RH..............42     29     21     19     20     25
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 4    W 5    W 5    W 6    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (41200-69600) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (1200-17700) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-34700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (113000-142700).

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120512.ORDWA.01/MPX