078
FNUS73 KMPX 241938
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 31 CATTAIL BURN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
238 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS
EVENING. ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THERE WILL BE SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS FRONT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHEAST THROUGH
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND ON FRIDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. BEYOND FRIDAY...DRY
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........76 AT IGNITION...MAX 86.
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-45400) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (65700-89400) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 18
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE
TEMP............69 76 81 85 86 84
RH..............84 66 56 48 46 48
20 FT WIND......SW 4 W 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 15
HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 4 5
FORECASTER...HULTQUIST
REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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