FNUS73 KMPX 211549
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTON OUTCROPS...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1049 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH A LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND THIS MORNING
BECOMING MORE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AS 7 TO 10 MPH. TEMPERATURES WARMING
THROUGH THE MID 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT
AFTER 3 PM IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-45600) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (57000-72700) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600-9400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     71     75     76     74     69
RH..............45     38     30     30     30     36
20 FT WIND......SW 5   S 6    S 8    S 8    S 8    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (30100-70100) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (0-4800) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120521.MORTO.01/MPX