FNUS73 KMPX 231446
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MANONMAN PILES...U.S. FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
846 AM CST WED JAN 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS TEMPS FALL BEHIND A PASSING
COLD FRONT. ON THURSDAY AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL SLIDE DOWN ACROSS THE
REGION...WITH 1-4 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA. FURTHER
SOUTH NEAR ST CLOUD NOT EXPECTING MUCH MORE THAN AN INCH. IN FACT IT
IS POSSIBLE THAT ONLY A LIGHT DUSTING FALLS AROUND SHERBURNE COUNTY.
LIGHT SNOW SHOULD START AFTER 9PM THURSDAY EVENING...AND TAPER OFF BY
FRIDAY MORNING. THE MOST NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER WITH THIS
SYSTEM WILL BE THE CHANGE FROM SOUTH SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ON THURSDAY
TO SOUTHWEST LATE THURSDAY EVENING...AND BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF
20MPH...GUSTING ABOVE 30MPH FRIDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. LIGHT SNOW
                    LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN OCCASIONAL
                    FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW
                    60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........7 AT IGNITION...MAX 7.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-46700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58600-72500) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 21 TO
                    30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....OCNL
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............6      7      6      2      -4     -10
RH..............72     63     57     56     64     74
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 11  NW 12  NW 12  NW 10  NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25     20     15
HAINES INDEX....2      2      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN -27.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (0-46100).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 7.
RH..................MIN 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (0-25000).

$$
FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130123.MANON.01/MPX