FNUS73 KMPX 091302
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITCHFIELD  1...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
802 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 ACROSS THE
REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10000-49000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............31  33  37  41  44  47  49  50  51  51  50  48
RH..............78  72  61  52  49  43  40  39  37  36  38  40
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   7   8   8   9   9   9   9   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.        10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   4   4   4   3   3   3   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3800-45000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-45800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...USFWS LITCHFIELD WMD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090409.LITCH.02/MPX


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