FNUS73 KMPX 171159 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAIGHT RIVER MARSH WPA...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 659 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2800-38200). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 55 58 62 65 67 68 69 69 68 67 64 RH..............48 45 42 38 35 34 33 32 32 33 34 40 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 7 6 6 7 8 8 7 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48. RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1200-31500). .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1200-50700) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (62900-75500) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...WFO MPX REQUESTED BY...JAMI MARKLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090417.STRAI.01/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY