FNUS73 KMPX 172245
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLE LACS RX...BIA/MN AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
545 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1830 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON SATURDAY...AND
BRING INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES. IN
THE MEANTIME...A WEAK FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...AND CAUSE
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS EVENING...AND THEN BECOME NORTHWESTERLY
TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SPEEDS WILL REMAIN UNDER 10 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
IN THE MID 40S WILL INCREASE INTO THE 5OS TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH
                    THIS EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2200-26400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 400-2300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     65     60     56     51     47
RH..............46     46     49     51     56     63
20 FT WIND......SW 3   W 5    W 4    NW 4   N 4    N 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10            5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MIN 42.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100-9100).

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.MILLE.01/MPX