FNUS73 KMPX 051612
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LASKOWSKI...USFWS BIG STONE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1112 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE HAS MOVED INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA LATE
THIS MORNING WITH GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS.
AN ISOLATED SHOWER IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. AN UNSETTLED
WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM INTO THURSDAY WITH COOLER WEATHER
FOLLOWING A COLD FRONT LATE THURSDAY...WITH ANOTHER PUSH OF
COOLER AIR OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST...SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4600-29200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (165500-214500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-9800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 24 TO 31 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     71     70     65     59     55
RH..............38     35     35     41     49     57
20 FT WIND......SW 15  SW 15  SW 10  SW 7   SW 5   SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.22     22     15     15     10     5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      6      6      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (136600) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1700-2600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 14 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-40100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (133800-158700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 16 TO 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090505.LASKO.01/MPX