743 
FNUS73 KMPX 181436
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARRY CATER...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
936 AM CDT SUN MAY 18 2014

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 CDT ON MAY 18. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ALTHOUGH A LITTLE MOISTURE HAS MOVED INTO MINNESOTA OVER THE PAST
12 TO 18 HOURS...STILL LOOKING FOR A VERY DRY AFTERNOON WITH
BREEZY WINDS THAT WILL BE OUT OF THE SW THIS MORNING AND TRENDING TOWARD 
THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS MAY ONLY TOP
OUT AT 10 OR 15 MPH NEAR FLAME LEVEL. THERE SHOULD EASILY BE GUSTS
NEAR OR GREATER THAN 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON ONCE WE HEAT UP THE
LOWER ATMOSPHERE.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. 
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. 
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT 
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. 
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (105800-148800) INCREASING TO 
                    EXCELLENT (135100-170200) IN THE AFTERNOON. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400-7600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800-10600 FT 
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 
                    9700-10900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON 
                    DECREASING TO 8500 FT AGL LATE IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON. 
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 23 MPH. 

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....                                          
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   
TEMP............65     69     71     73     72     67     
RH..............38     30     27     26     29     36     
20 FT WIND......SW 7   SW 10  SW 12  S 12   S 10   S 8    
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     15     15     
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5      

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. 
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN 
                    THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY 
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 
                    PERCENT. 
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54. 
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. 

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE 
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY 
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. 
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62. 
RH..................MIN 66 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. 

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20140518.HARRY.01/MPX