FNUS73 KMPX 011633
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COSMOS...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1133 AM CDT MON JUL 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON JULY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THROUGH THE LOWER 80S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
DROPPING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED SHOWER
OR THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE BETWEEN 4 PM AND 7 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........81 AT IGNITION...MAX 83.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-43300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (64300-72100) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-8400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....                     ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TEMP............80     81     82     83     79     72
RH..............44     38     34     34     41     55
20 FT WIND......N 2    N 5    NE 6   NE 5   NE 5   NE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.              10                   5
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (21300-62300) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (800-2000) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-46600).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130701.COSMO.01/MPX