FNUS73 KMPX 091223
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE FLATS NORTH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
723 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
RH..................89 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6800-54500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............27  30  33  37  41  44  47  49  50  51  51  50
RH..............89  79  69  59  50  44  38  35  32  30  31  32
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..3   4   5   5   5   6   6   7   8   8   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5               10  10  10  15  15  15  10
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-45800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2400-52000) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (49900-54600) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 16 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...TRACY RONNANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090409.PRAIR.01/MPX


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