FNUS73 KMPX 101250
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOUND SPRINGS...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
750 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN DAKOTAS WILL BUILD ACROSS MINNESOTA
TODAY. LOW CLOUDINESS OVER THE SPOT FORECAST AREA WILL DISSIPATE
BY IGNITION TIME. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 8 MPH TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4600-47000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (50500-74200) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     56     58     57     54     49
RH..............46     40     36     37     43     54
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 6   NW 5   NW 5   W 5    S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10                          5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-34100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (110100-148000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-10400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090510.MOUND.01/MPX