FNUS73 KMPX 031305
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAHLGREN...USFWS FERGUS FALLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
805 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NEARLY FULL SUN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY. THIS WILL
ALLOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TO DROP BACK TO NEAR OR BELOW 25 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH SPEEDS OF 10 TO 13 MPH BY NOON. ON
MONDAY...WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE SOUTH AS THE HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES EAST WITH SURFACE GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH LIKELY BY
AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE ANOTHER DRY DAY ON MONDAY WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY DUE TO THE SOUTHERLY WIND. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO MINNESOTA FROM THE DAKOTAS MONDAY NIGHT
BRINGING SHOWER CHANCES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................27 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-46900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (74100-103600) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     66     67     64     58     53
RH..............33     27     25     29     37     44
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 9   NW 6   NW 4   N 3    NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (18700-67600) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (2100-3400) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9
                    TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3400-44300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (180900-188300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800-8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 18 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 30 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090503.DAHLG.01/MPX