FNUS73 KMPX 011147
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WATONWAN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
647 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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
280 AND 300 DEGREES. MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE FAIRLY EXTENSIVE PRIOR
TO IGNITION TIME BUT BEGIN TO DECREASE FROM THAT POINT ON WITH ONLY SCATTERED
COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12400-53000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (117600-133600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............46  49  51  53  54  56  57  57  57  56  55  53
RH..............67  57  51  45  42  38  36  35  34  35  37  39
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  W
20 FT WIND SPD..11  12  12  12  12  13  14  14  12  12  12  9
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  20  23  23  23  20  20  20  15
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (63300-112600) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    FAIR (2000-25400) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

$$
FORECASTER...BARDOU
REQUESTED BY...LEE NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.WATON.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY