FNUS73 KMPX 311438
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR EDWARDS PILES...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
938 AM CDT WED OCT 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON OCTOBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS CENTERED ACROSS CENTRAL
MINNESOTA THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT TO THE EAST TODAY. LIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN UNDER 8 MPH. SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY
CLOUDY...BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-14800).

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     50     53     53     49     46
RH..............63     48     43     45     54     65
20 FT WIND......SE 3   S 4    SW 4   W 3    W 2    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121031.EDWAR.01/MPX