FNUS73 KMPX 151319
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLARK S LAKE...MN DNR WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
819 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BATCH OF DECAYING SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL MOVE TOWARD EASTERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING.
THEY MAY HOLD TOGETHER ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SPRINKLES OR A WEAK SHOWER AT THE
IGNITION SITE BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON. AFTER THAT...DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITH NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH BECOMING WESTERLY BY LATE AFTEROON.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THROUGH THE MID 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING
TO NEAR 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8600-55700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (64900-68800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     65     70     74     76     77
RH..............58     46     36     28     26     26
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 5    NW 5   NW 5   W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.                     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      5      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (18600-63400) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (700-1500) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-46700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (67400-92500) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900-10400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3
                    TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOPPELMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130515.CLARK.01/MPX