FNUS73 KMPX 111133
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SPOT FORECAST FOR PFS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
633 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL KEEP LIGHT EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS IN PLACE
OVER THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING. THESE SHOULD VEER AROUND TO MORE
SOUTHEAST SOON AFTER IGNITION TIME...HOWEVER REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT IN
SPEED. THE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW...WITH A FAIRLY
SIZABLE DROP-OFF AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. ONLY A FEW THIN HIGH CLOUDS
ARE EXPECTED TODAY. STRONGER SOUTHEAST WINDS ON THE ORDER OF 10 TO
14 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE FORECASTED OVER THE BURN SITE ON SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-48400) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (51400) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 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............28     38     48     54     57     56
RH..............63     43     30     25     22     23
20 FT WIND......E 2    ESE 3  ESE 5  SE 6   SE 7   E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5             10            10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-49100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6300-47600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60600-78600) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...JOEL KEMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090411.PFS__.01/MPX