FNUS73 KMPX 161331
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK WMA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
831 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NORTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER...
AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE PLAINS...WILL
AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS BY THE AFTERNOON.
THESE WINDS SHOULD INCREASE SLIGHTLY BY THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS
AS BETTER MIXING DEVELOPS. RAINFALL WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 79.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-20400).

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     71     75     78     79     76
RH..............54     42     37     33     32     36
20 FT WIND......N 2    NE 2   E 3    E 5    E 6    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.              5             10     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (11900-48200).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (27500-59400).

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...ANTON  BENSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130516.BUCKW.01/MPX