FNUS73 KMPX 141223
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FAHL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
723 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
REGION TODAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 7 MPH THIS MORNING WILL
INCREASE TO 8 TO 12 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO
6 MPH OR LESS THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-50100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     50     58     62     63     60
RH..............50     36     23     21     20     19
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 7   SE 8   SE 9   SE 8   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3000-26600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (109800-120900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 31
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090414.FAHL_.01/MPX