FNUS73 KMPX 271512
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR EDWARDS ISLANDS...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1012 AM CDT THU JUN 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON JUNE 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.  TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM TO THE MID 80S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO NEAR
40 PERCENT. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........78 AT IGNITION...MAX 84.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-42000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (139000-182000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 22 TO
                    30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............72     79     81     82     83     80
RH..............71     58     50     46     41     49
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 12  NW 15  NW 15  NW 15  NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     30     30     25
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130627.EDWAR.01/MPX