FNUS73 KMPX 161350
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRADSHAW 14...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
850 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNSHINE PREVALENT TODAY WITH LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10
MPH THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WARMING THROUGH THE LOWER 70S
THIS AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO NEAR 20 PERCENT
BY 4 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................26 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (900-18000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     67     70     71     70     62
RH..............33     26     22     22     25     38
20 FT WIND......SW 2   S 2    S 3    S 5    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.              5             10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2000-21000).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 30
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-43800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (104600-114600).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOPPELMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120516.BRADS.01/MPX