FNUS73 KMPX 221156
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PFS...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
656 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...AND BRING LIGHT NORTHWEST
WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE UPPER 50S AT THE BURN SITE...AND
COMBINE WITH DECREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE UPPER 20S
THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF THIS EVENING...AND
CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO SOUTHEASTERLY IN DIRECTION TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 25 AND
30 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH
                    UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9400-56700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (35400-80200) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (13900)
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     41     49     54     57     58
RH..............78     57     40     31     28     28
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 6   NW 7   NW 6   NW 5   W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10            5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3900-15500).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5500-52400) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58300-104200) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 29 TO 38 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...JOEL KEMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.PFS__.01/MPX