FNUS73 KMPX 161213
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PFS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
713 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AND VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION
TODAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
ALONG WITH HUMIDITY VALUES LOWERING INTO THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT
RANGE.

FRIDAY WILL BE ANOTHER DRY AND WARM DAY ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA
AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE 10 MPH OR LESS.

SOME RAIN IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS
WEEKEND...PRIMARILY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM PASSES SOUTH OF THE REGION. RAIN AMOUNTS UP TO A QUARTER OF
AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
                    10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-33800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54800-80400) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     47     55     63     67     68
RH..............49     36     26     21     19     18
20 FT WIND......SE 4   SE 7   SE 10  S 12   S 14   S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     20     25     20
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (15800-65500) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (1600-2100) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-51000) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (47700-59200) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...JOEL KEMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090416.PFS__.01/MPX