FNUS73 KMPX 021213
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST VALLEY...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
713 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MAINLY SUNNY SKIES SHOULD PREVAIL ACROSS THE ST CROIX VALLEY THROUGH
AT LEST EARLY AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL
DROP TO NEAR 25 PERCENT. WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS EARLY MORNING WILL
BECOME DUE WEST BY 9 AM AT THE BURN SITE AND GENERALLY REMAIN THAT WAY
THROUGH THE DAY. THEY MAY ATTAIN A SLIGHT NORTHWEST COMPONENT...BUT
SHOULD PRIMARILY BE WESTERLY. SPEEDS WILL BE AT 13 TO 17 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS BETWEEN 12 PM AND 6 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 11 TO 14 MPH LATE
                    THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1900-41200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (197200-228900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10600-11200 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 29 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     50     56     61     63     62
RH..............57     39     31     26     25     26
20 FT WIND......SW 4   W 7    W 11   W 11   W 10   W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     20     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090502.LOSTV.01/MPX