FNUS73 KMPX 151257
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD RIVER SP...MNDNR-PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
757 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL COVER THE AREA TODAY ALONG WITH ABUNDANT
SUNSHINE. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BE VERY LOW AND IN THE 10 TO 15
PERCENT RANGE. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO
NEAR 10 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH. THE
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 5 MPH OR LESS AFTER SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-44400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61400-84900) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     48     56     62     65     64
RH..............39     30     21     16     14     15
20 FT WIND......E 2    SE 4   SE 6   SE 8   SE 8   SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      10     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (44800-70800) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (1500-20200) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-35500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58500-105300) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT NOLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090415.WILDR.01/MPX