FNUS73 KMPX 071239
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ORDWAY PRAIRIE NORTH UNIT...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
739 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH JUST SOME PASSING CLOUDS.
WINDS ARE NEAR CALM THIS MORNING BUT THERE SHOULD BE A LIGHT
BREEZE DEVELOPING OUT OF THE NORTH. HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CENTRAL
MINNESOTA REMAINING DRY. THE SKY COVER IS A LITTLE MORE UNCERTAIN
TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (7500-56100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     66     70     73     73     70
RH..............81     63     51     46     46     51
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 6    N 8    N 7    NW 5   NW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     10            5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-31400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4300-33200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRANKS
REQUESTED BY...CENTRAL MINNESOTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130807.ORDWA.01/MPX