FNUS73 KMPX 161721
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHAEFER_EAST...NATURE CNSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1221 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1245 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS CENTERED NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR...
WILL COMBINED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE
PLAINS...TO INCREASE THE EASTERLY WINDS TODAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........82 AT IGNITION...MAX 83.
RH..................22 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (38300-56200).

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                     ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............82     83     82     79     71     66
RH..............22     21     21     24     36     50
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 7    E 8    E 9    E 8    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN WIDESPREAD
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (37600-68800) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (7200-28100) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.

.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 74.
RH..................MIN 55 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 (26000-42800).

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...TONI AGUILAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130516.SCHAE.02/MPX