FNUS73 KMPX 151226
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREENLEAF...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
726 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT THAT WAS LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE BY NOON WITH STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH.
SUSTAINED SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
THE DRY AIRMASS MOVING INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT WILL FORCE
RH VALUES DOWN TO NEAR 25 PERCENT. WIND SPEEDS WILL SETTLE DOWN AROUND
SUNSET AND CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE STATE OVERNIGHT...WITH RETURN FLOW FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
LATE WEDNESDAY AS THE HIGH MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-46500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (129900-135600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     66     69     71     72     70
RH..............51     42     35     30     27     29
20 FT WIND......N 11   N 14   N 14   N 14   NW 14  NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....6      5      4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (93000-135600) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1300-8000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300-7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 14 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.GREEN.01/MPX