FNUS73 KMPX 021328
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLEN ANDERSON FIRE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
828 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MAINLY SUNNY SKIES SHOULD PREVAIL ACROSS THE UPPER MINNESOTA VALLEY THROUGH THE
MORNING...WITH SOME SCATTERED CLOUDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THE AFTERNOON.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL DROP TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY WEST...AT BRIEF TIMES ATTAINING A SLIGHT NORTHWEST
COMPONENT. SPEEDS WILL BE AT 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 26 MPH. SUNDAY WILL BRING SIMILAR DRYNESS BUT LESS WINDS AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1900-43500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (191500-231600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000-11500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 29 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     53     59     63     64     62
RH..............49     33     27     23     23     26
20 FT WIND......W 12    W 15   W 17   W 18   W 17   W 13
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     25     25     20     20
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (220900) DECREASING TO POOR TO GOOD
                    (1300-48400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 28 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 8
                    MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...DAVID TRAUBA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090502.GLENA.01/MPX