FNUS73 KMPX 021304
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSONVILLE 30 PB...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
804 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MAINLY SUNNY SKIES SHOULD PREVAIL ACROSS THE BURN SITE 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 28 MPH. SUNDAY WILL BRING SIMILAR DRYNESS BUT LESS WINDS AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3400-41800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (186600-194900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10200-11300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     50     57     62     64     63
RH..............58     40     30     25     23     24
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 14   NW 16  NW 18  NW 18  NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.       15     25     27     25     20
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090502.JOHNS.01/MPX