FNUS73 KMPX 031314 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SWIFT FALLS...USFWS MORRIS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 814 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... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FORECAST AREA TODAY FROM THE DAKOTAS. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BE QUITE LOW AND NEAR 25 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES PEAKING IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 60S. WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE SOUTH ON MONDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. IT WILL ANOTHER DRY DAY ON MONDAY WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AFTERNOON HUMIDITY DUE TO THE SOUTHERLY WIND. A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO MINNESOTA FROM THE DAKOTAS MONDAY NIGHT. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. RH..................26 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-31700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (55000-102200) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-7800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 64 66 67 67 66 64 61 57 54 52 50 RH..............32 29 26 25 25 27 29 32 38 43 46 52 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 5 5 3 2 2 2 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41. RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69. RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICHARDSON REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090503.SWIFT.01/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY