FNUS73 KMPX 101144 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR PFS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 644 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 WILL ALLOW FOR MIXING OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND NEAR 10 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...WITH 10 MPH THE MOST AGAIN ANTICIPATED AT THE BURN SITE. NO PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR DURING THE ACTIVE FORECAST TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR IN THE MORNING TO GOOD BY AFTERNOON (2400-50400). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 38 44 49 51 50 RH..............59 47 38 31 28 29 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 5 NE 8 NE 9 N 10 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (700-48500). MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57. RH..................MIN 22 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 IN THE MORNING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON (900-44500). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN REQUESTED BY...TRACY RONNANDER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090410.PFS__.01/MPX