FNUS73 KMPX 071204
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAPLE RIVER E...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
704 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH A SMALL
CHANCE OF A SHOWER...BUT SUNSHINE WILL INCREASE AGAIN AROUND NOON.
EXPECT INCREASING WEST WINDS DURING THE MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT DROPPING ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA. THE FRONT WILL REACH
THE MAPLE RIVER AREA THIS EVENING WHICH WILL CAUSE THE WINDS
TO BECOME MORE WNW.  THERE IS ALSO A SMALL CHANCE OF A SHOWER
OR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. AN APPROACHING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON FRIDAY AS WELL AS COOLER TEMPERATURES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3400-16900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (112500-156100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC         ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............54     61     67     71     73     72
RH..............69     53     42     36     33     33
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 9   W 11   W 13   WNW 11   NW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (71100-98000) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (2500-40700) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090507.MAPLE.01/MPX