FNUS73 KMPX 081155
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAPLE RIVER E...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
655 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WAS MOVING TOWARD
THE WESTERN DAKOTAS EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL NEAR THE WESTERN
BORDER OF MINNESOTA LATE IN THE DAY.  EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS DURING
THE MORNING WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY AND THEN REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT WITH
PERIODS OF RAIN. COOL WEATHER AHEAD FOR SATURDAY WITH A SMALL
CHANCE OF A SHOWER EARLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH
                    6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-43600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-9800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLDY  CLDY   CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                     LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............47     53     61     65     65     63
RH..............70     58     51     46     42     50
20 FT WIND......NE 4   NE 5   NE 6   NE 7   N 7    N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 90
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (7100-51700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100-7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 18
                    TO 23 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090508.MAPLE.01/MPX