FNUS73 KMPX 071156
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIPPEWA PRAIRIE...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
656 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...A SLOWLY INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO
A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY...WITH FAIRLY
PERSISTENT 5 TO 8 MPH WINDS EXPECTED BY THE AFTERNOON. MIN RH
VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 30S. ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANCES
FOR RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (700-37300) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (50800-63400) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                            ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............56     66     71     74     74     71
RH..............69     50     41     35     35     41
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 5    S 6    S 6    S 6    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-44600).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BORGHOFF
REQUESTED BY...DAVID TRAUBA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130507.CHIPP.01/MPX