FNUS73 KMPX 281317
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD RIVER SP...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
817 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.  EAST WINDS EXPECTED MUCH
OF THE DAY BECOMING SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL
TO A MINIMUM AROUND 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-48600) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (57700-105000) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 17
                    TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     47     53     57     62     60
RH..............79     49     41     35     31     33
20 FT WIND......NE 4   E 5    E 8    E 9    E 9    E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (76500-107400) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (9200-43400) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9800-56200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (67200-79800) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN DONAIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090428.WILDR.01/MPX