FNUS73 KMPX 051335
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH...USFWS MORRIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
835 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS
MORNING AND INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS EVENING. EXPECT SOME GUSTY
SSW WINDS TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. 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.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 18 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8800-38300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (159000-199900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600-8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 24 TO 31 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     67     69     68     63     58
RH..............50     42     37     39     46     53
20 FT WIND......SW 14  SW 16  SW 15  W 11   W 7    SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     20     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090505.SMITH.01/MPX