FNUS73 KMPX 041201
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ERICSON...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
701 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE NEAR DULUTH WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TODAY. LIGHT NORTHEAST
WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST DURING THE MORNING.
THE WIND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT
5 TO 10 MPH. SOME SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS ON TUESDAY AS A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS MINNESOTA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1000-41100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (57400-106400) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     48     58     64     68     69
RH..............90     56     39     32     28     27
20 FT WIND......NE 0   SE 3   SE 5   S 7    S 9    S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.       5             10     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (59600-109300) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (4200-14900) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (13100-49600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (120100-159000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 31 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...JOEL KEMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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