FNUS73 KMPX 071338
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTRUD...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
738 AM CST MON JAN 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WELL TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH LOW PRESSURE OFF INTO
CENTRAL CANADA WILL MAINTAIN A PRECIPITATION-FREE DAY OVER THE AREA
TODAY. A WARM FRONT WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS EAST OVER THE AREA TODAY...
RESULTING IN A WARMER SOUTHERLY FLOW ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE. THIS WARMER AND MORE MOIST PATTERN WILL LAST FOR AT
LEAST THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS UNTIL A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH ON
WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LATE FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........27 AT IGNITION...MAX 29.
RH..................81 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-4700).

TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............25     27     29     29     25     20
RH..............81     81     81     78     84     96
20 FT WIND......SW 6   W 7    W 7    W 7    W 7    SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 14.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600-2600).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 32.
RH..................MIN 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-23600).

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130107.WESTR.01/MPX