FNUS73 KMPX 101443
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSON MARSH...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
943 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 UPPER 20S
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.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2800-52000) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (40400-54000) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     45     50     53     54     51
RH..............48     40     33     28     28     33
20 FT WIND......NE 8   NE 8   NE 8   NE 9   N 8    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      2      2      2      3

.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 (1700-46200) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (53800-57300) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...ASST AWM K ZAJAC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090410.JOHNS.01/MPX