FNUS73 KMPX 081227
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUNS EASEMENT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
727 AM CDT WED APR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
CANADA WILL BE THE DOMINATE WEATHER FACTOR IN TODAYS WEATHER.
HOWEVER...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN TIGHT ENOUGH
FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP. INITIALLY...WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE AROUND 8 MPH. HOWEVER...BY 9 OR
10 AM...EXPECT AN OVERALL INCREASE IN THE WIND SPEED FROM
THE NORTHWEST AS DAYTIME MIXING DEVELOPS. THE MORNING CLOUD
COVER IS EXPECTED TO LESSEN BY NOON WITH PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES DEVELOPING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 47.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (13700-45600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (98400-121700).

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     39     42     44     47     44
RH..............69     59     53     45     40     49
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 14  NW 15  NW 15  NW 14  NW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     25     25     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (40400-88000) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO GOOD (8400-34600) LATE IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5900-48300).

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...JAMI MARKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090408.BRUNS.01/MPX