FNUS73 KMPX 281217
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PFS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
717 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST
BY USHER IN DRY AIR. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
25 TO 35 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT AND BRING INCREASING
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
LATE TONIGHT. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY
WEDNESDAY. A COOL FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY AND EARLY THURSDAY
BRINGING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH IT. PRECIPITATION CHANCES
WILL DECREASE FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON ONWARD BUT SMALL CHANCES WILL REMAIN
INTO THE WEEKEND. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST
OF THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................92 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST
                    6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-51100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61200-107300) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............32     42     49     54     59     60
RH..............92     62     50     43     37     36
20 FT WIND......NE 4   E 5    E 8    E 10   E 10   E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      5      4      3

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (86300-111000) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (10700-57600) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 29 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9600-57200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (65000-76700) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 21 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 31
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...JOEL KEMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090428.PFS__.01/MPX