FNUS73 KMPX 131412
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUISVILLE SWAMP...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
912 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH CLOUDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF MINNESOTA TODAY... HOWEVER
NO PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE FROM THE EAST...
POSSIBLY A BIT EAST-NORTHEAST. TUESDAY WILL BRING MORE SUN...
POTENTIALLY MEANING EVEN DRIER AIR. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL
REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-34400) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54600-78100) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     49     53     55     56     53
RH..............38     36     33     29     26     31
20 FT WIND......E 4    E 5    E 6    E 7    E 7    NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (47100-81100) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (900-23300) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-43100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (64800-92800) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KRAUSE
REQUESTED BY...JAMI MARKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090413.LOUIS.01/MPX