FNUS73 KMPX 151130
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST UNION...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
630 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...
DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS TODAY AROUND 10
MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIX MAY PROMOTE GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THROUGH THE MID 70S WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO NEAR 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-47400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (120900-146000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-9900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     65     72     74     76     75
RH..............59     45     33     29     27     27
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 6    W 9    W 10   W 10   W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (121600) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (900-1700).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-44200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (102200).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130515.WESTU.01/MPX