FNUS73 KMPX 071113
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAPIDS SHOP...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
613 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 4 TO 7 MPH SPEEDS EXPECTED BY THE AFTERNOON. MIN RH
VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 30S. ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANCES
FOR RAINFALL WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-43500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (64100-81900) LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      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............64     74     76     77     76     73
RH..............54     40     36     36     37     40
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 4    S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (21400-58400) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (700-2900) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 70
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BORGHOFF
REQUESTED BY...RYAN PETERSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130507.RAPID.01/MPX