FNUS73 KMPX 191618
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LANDERS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1118 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...WILL LIFT
NORTHEAST OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY.  NORTHERLY AIRFLOW
WILL CONTINUE TO FUNNEL COLDER AIR INTO THE THE UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH
MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE INTO THE 50S AND 60S BY
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (34700-67000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (147300-156600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 32
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     44     48     51     52     51
RH..............73     64     54     44     40     41
20 FT WIND......NW 8   NW 8   NW 8   NW 9   NW 9   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (38900-88700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (160800-175400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 26 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 36 TO 39 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090419.LANDE.01/MPX