FNUS73 KMPX 061419
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEAF PRAIRIE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
919 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 CDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN DAKOTAS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
MINNESOTA THROUGH NOON. THIS WILL SWITCH THE WINDS FROM SOUTHERLY
TO MORE WESTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
OR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE TROUGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-37600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (185600-190100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9300-10600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 21 TO
                    26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............42     56     62     69     72     73
RH..............85     68     53     40     34     31
20 FT WIND......SE 4   S 6    SW 9   W 12   W 14   W 14
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     20     25     25
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (176400) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (3000-7300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3400-24600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (152100-191400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 31 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...BARDOU
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090506.LEAFP.01/MPX