FNUS73 KMPX 271328
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAPLES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
828 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHEAST WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EASTWARD
WHILE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE NORTH MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN
CANADA. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY AND
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. IN FACT THE WINDS MAY BE SO LIGHT THAT AREAS
IN THE VALLEY MAY SEE A SLIGHT TOPOGRAPHIC INFLUENCE ON THE WIND
DIRECTION. RH VALUES WILL START AROUND 50 PERCENT AT IGNITION
TIME...BUT DROP INTO THE LOW 30S BY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-48900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (59200-69500) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5100-6200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    INCREASING TO 6200-7300 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     56     64     70     72     70
RH..............70     51     41     35     33     36
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 7    S 9    S 11   S 12   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....5      5      6      5      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130427.STAPL.01/MPX