FNUS73 KMPX 091216
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD FARM WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
716 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL THE REGION'S WEATHER INTO
TONIGHT...AS A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS INTO SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI BY THIS EVENING. PLENTLY OF SUNSHINE OVER MOST OF THE REGION
COUPLED WITH SOMEWHAT LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACRSS THE
REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3900-50000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............34  38  42  45  48  51  52  53  53  52  50  46
RH..............69  60  52  46  42  38  37  36  35  36  38  44
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   7   8   9   10  10  10  9   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.        10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9000-53800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-2000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8200-59800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (42900-64400) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...JAMI MARKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090409.HOWAR.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY