FNUS73 KMPX 021233
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ORDWAY PRAIRIE SUMAC ANNUAL LS...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
733 AM CDT FRI AUG 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING THROUGH
THE UPPER 70S. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LOWER TO 39 PERCENT WITH
LIGHT NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-40900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     72     75     76     76     74
RH..............65     52     41     40     42     48
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 5    NE 4   N 3    N 3    NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-47700).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-49700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53700-66500) IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...CENTRAL MINNESOTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130802.ORDWA.01/MPX