FNUS73 KMPX 011123
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAPLE RIVER E...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
623 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AROUND 10 MPH THIS MORNING BEFORE INCREASING
TO BETWEEN 12 AND 15 MPH BY 10 OR 11 AM CDT. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER
BY MID AFTERNOON WITH GUSTINESS INCREASING AFTER 11 AM OR SO. GUSTS OF AROUND 25
MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST BETWEEN
290 AND 310 DEGREES. MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE FAIRLY EXTENSIVE THIS
MORNING TIME BUT BEGIN TO DECREASE BY IGNITION TIME WITH ONLY SCATTERED
COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (11900-48700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (114200-123100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     52     55     56     55     52
RH..............56     44     37     34     35     41
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 12  NW 12  NW 14  NW 12  NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     25     20     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (57000-100700) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (1700-24100) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2400-30100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (128000-148400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700-10000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BARDOU
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.MAPLE.01/MPX