FNUS73 KMPX 301407
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OVERBY WEST...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
907 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DROP SOUTHEAST OVER THE REGION
THROUGH FRIDAY. A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND IOWA DURING THE PERIOD. THIS WILL SPREAD
MORE CLOUDS INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WITH MAINLY LIGHT RAIN ACROSS
THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY REGION...SOUTH INTO IOWA THROUGH
THURSDAY. A FEW SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO THURSDAY OVER SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AS THE UPPER LOW PRESSURE AREA EXITS THE REGION. LOOK
FOR COOLER TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN THROUGH THURSDAY WITH A WARMING
TREND EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4500-31900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     58     60     60     58     54
RH..............53     47     44     44     47     57
20 FT WIND......N 4    N 3    NW 4   NW 4   N 4    N 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      2      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120530.OVERB.01/MPX