FNUS73 KMPX 281438
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEINE PB...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
938 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN
GREAT LAKES MOVES EAST.  SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 12 TO 16 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE.  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
DECREASE TO AROUND 30 PERCENT BY 4 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-34900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60200-91500) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 18
                    TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     53     58     61     60     57
RH..............60     42     34     31     34     42
20 FT WIND......E 8    SE 11  SE 13  SE 14  SE 14  SE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     23     25     20     20
HAINES INDEX....3      2      2      2      2      2

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090428.MEINE.01/MPX