FNUS73 KMPX 221413
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR STONEY RUN 11 PB...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
913 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 NORTH
OR NORTHEAST WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MID 60S AT THE BURN SITE...
AND COMBINE WITH DECREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND OR SLIGHTLY BELOW
25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND
CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO SOUTHEASTERLY IN DIRECTION FOR THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 35 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-49900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO
                    14 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     47     55     62     65     67
RH..............79     56     39     28     25     24
20 FT WIND......NW 5   N 5    NE 5   NE 5   E 5    SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.                                   10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 21 TO 26 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.STONE.01/MPX