FNUS73 KMPX 181212
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COSMOS...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
712 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRYING CONDITIONS WILL ENSUE TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE INTO THE MID 70S THIS AFTERNOON WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DECREASING TO AROUND 50 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 6-12 MPH WILL PREVAIL TODAY...THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHEASTERLY
BY THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6800-22900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     68     70     74     75     73
RH..............72     61     59     51     50     55
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5    SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1400-22400).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8900-58500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (68200-96200) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130618.COSMO.01/MPX