FNUS73 KMPX 031252
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SPOT FORECAST FOR TENHOFF...USFWS FERGUS FALLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
752 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-42900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (75500-103000) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 21
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     59     64     66     65     60
RH..............56     41     30     24     26     32
20 FT WIND......NW 7   W 9    W 11   W 11   NW 6   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15            5
HAINES INDEX....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 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (43000-70800) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (1700-20500) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-41000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (122000-160900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 28 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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