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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUISVILLE SWAMP...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
732 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL OVER THE BURN SITE
TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE REGION. MAINLY
SUN BY AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW FOR MIXING OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND NEAR 11
MPH SURFACE WINDS BY LATE MORNING. THESE SHOULD HOLD FAIRLY STEADY
THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING RAPIDLY AFTER DARK. ON
SATURDAY...EXPECT THE WINDS TO BEGIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND CLIMB
GRADUALLY THROUGH THE DAY. SPEEDS SHOULD BE 10 MPH OR LESS. NO
PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO
                    11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR IN THE MORNING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    (10200-55900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 14 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..............46     40     33     27     25     30
20 FT WIND......NE 6   NE 9   NE 10  NE 10  N 9    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6000-43100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-2000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 14 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6300-54000) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (57100) BY MID-AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...JAMI MARKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090410.LOUIS.01/MPX