FNUS73 KMPX 092228
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE LAKE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
528 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IN MANITOBA AND LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHERN
KANSAS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE DRY WEATHER ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN
THROUGH SATURDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY
THIS EVENING WITH THE SETTING SUN. THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE
VERY SLOWLY EAST...AND BE NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR BY SATURDAY. THIS
WILL KEEP DRY WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION...WHILE WINDS GRADUALLY TURN
TO THE SOUTHEAST FOR THE WEEKEND.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-52200) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (48900-54600) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH.

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