FNUS73 KMPX 121241
FWSMPX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 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 HAVE 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.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................79 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST
                    5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-49600) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53100-76800) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............41  47  54  61  63  64  66  68  68  68  69  68
RH..............79  60  46  34  30  25  22  20  20  20  21  21
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   3   3   3   3   3   4   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 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 6 TO 11 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120512.TYRON.01/MPX


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