FNUS73 KMPX 171148
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PFS...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
648 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TODAY ACROSS EASTERN
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AS TEMPERATURES REACH INTO
THE LOWER 70S AND HUMIDITY VALUES FALL INTO THE 22 TO 27 PERCENT
RANGE. 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. RAIN AMOUNTS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH SUNDAY
WITH RAIN AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE ACROSS
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. COOLER WEATHER ALONG WITH SOME SHOWERS ARE
FORECAST ON MONDAY WITH DRY AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-46700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     54     60     67     71     72
RH..............46     43     37     29     26     25
20 FT WIND......SW 3   S 5    SW 7   SW 8   S 8    SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1200-30600).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-38400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...JOEL KEMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.PFS__.01/MPX