FNUS73 KMPX 101301 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SELLEVOLD...USFWS FERGUS FALLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 801 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH THROUGH THIS MORNING THEN SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO NEAR 5 MPH BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (22600-69800) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (68000-74500) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-8400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 50 55 58 59 57 RH..............67 52 43 37 34 37 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (11700-61400) DECREASING TO POOR (700-1700) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69. RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-48200) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (128900-145100). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200-12600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HILTBRAND REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090510.SELLE.01/MPX