FNUS73 KMPX 141213
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR STUMPF GRASSLANDS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
713 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE LATE MORNING AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE ALOFT OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA MOVES EAST. DRY WEATHER
WILL PREVAIL TODAY ALONG WITH LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. LIGHT EAST
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 7 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AGAIN THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-42800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     41     51     58     61     60
RH..............75     48     30     22     19     21
20 FT WIND......E 3    SE 5   SE 6   SE 7   SE 7   E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      5      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RON BEAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090414.STUMP.01/MPX