FNUS73 KMPX 111228
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FISH LAKE...USFWS FERGUS FALLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
728 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1530 CDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE THE
MAIN WEATHER CONCERN TODAY AS IT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. LIMITED MOISTURE AT THE LOW LEVELS WILL KEEP
ANY CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION THIS MORNING TO A MINIMUM. RESIDUAL
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FROM THIS WEAK DISTURBANCE THIS MORNING
MAY GENERATE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...
COVERAGE WILL BE LIMITED. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF GUSTY WINDS IF A THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPS NEAR YOUR BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY EARLY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS MORNING...THEN A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-41900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (156100-199400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10400-12000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20
                    TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............56     65     70     68     63     59
RH..............57     42     36     39     46     53
20 FT WIND......S 10   S 8    S 8    SE 10  SE 9   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090511.FISHL.01/MPX