FNUS73 KMPX 021352
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HANSON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
852 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...LONGITUDE HAS BEEN CORRECTED TO 95W FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST OF 93W...

.DISCUSSION...
MAINLY SUNNY SKIES SHOULD PREVAIL ACROSS THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE
MORNING...WITH SOME SCATTERED CLOUD COVER EXPECTED 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 28 MPH. SUNDAY WILL BRING SIMILAR DRYNESS BUT LESS WINDS
AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................26 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-39800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (205300-234300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10600-11300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 29 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............56  59  61  62  63  63  62  61  57  54  52  50
RH..............31  28  26  25  24  24  25  26  30  34  38  41
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14  14  15  16  17  16  14  12  10   8   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  25  20  20  20  15  15  15  10  10
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (230500) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1700-3400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 22 TO 29 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-45000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53700-76600) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...USFWS LITCHFIELD WMD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090502.HANSO.01/MPX


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