FNUS73 KMPX 171416
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COURTLAND BAY...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
916 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL REACH TO NEAR 70 DEGREES TODAY IN SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA AS PARTLY SUNNY SKIES PREVAIL. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL NOT BE
AS LOW AS THE TWO PRIOR DAYS...BUT STILL DOWN TO NEAR 35 PERCENT
DURING THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO BE MUCH LIGHTER THAN
THE PRIOR TWO DAYS THANKS TO WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILING. LATE THIS
AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO MORE WEST SOUTHWEST...MAINLY
AFTER 4 PM. THE WARMTH AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO FADE ON
SATURDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
SOME SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE DAY WITH RAIN LIKELY
FOR MUCH OF THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH INTO THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-31600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     65     68     69     69     62
RH..............48     41     36     33     32     41
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    S 6    S 5    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      3

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...ASST AWM K ZAJAC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.COURT.01/MPX