FNUS73 KMPX 101338
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COURTLAND EAST - SOUTH...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
838 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PREVALENT NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE
TODAY IN ADVANCE OF AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SLIDING TOWARD THE AREA.
A MOSTLY SUNNY SKY WILL BE PRESENT BY IGNITION TIME...WITH WINDS BETWEEN
8 AND 10 MPH. AS MIXING ENSUES DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DECREASE INTO THE LOW 30S
FOR AFTERNOON MINIMUMS. BY SATURDAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST...AND
GRADUALLY CLIMB TO AROUND 10 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. NO PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH
                    5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-45500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     48     50     51     48     42
RH..............44     35     33     32     37     46
20 FT WIND......NE 8   NE 8   NE 8   N 8    N 6    NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      2      2      2      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-35600).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-51300) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53700-62400) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...ASST AWM K ZAJAC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090410.COURT.02/MPX