FNUS73 KMPX 141249 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR MAMRE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 749 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND THRU THE AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE IN THE DAKOTAS MOVES INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA. THEY WILL ALSO TURN MORE WESTERLY AND SHOULD END THE DAY AS A SOUTHWEST WIND. A MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY WILL ALSO GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY SUNSHINE DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTH OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT WITH A SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY MORNING...MOSTLY SUNNY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (22800-70500). MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING WEST 12 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH MID AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 48 50 51 53 55 56 58 59 61 60 58 RH..............68 59 55 50 46 44 40 38 36 35 37 42 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 11 10 10 10 9 8 7 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 18 16 15 10 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47. RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3000-22500). MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST 12 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5000-46500) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (121300-150400). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 22 TO 30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PAULSON REQUESTED BY...USFWS LITCHFIELD WMD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090514.MAMRE.01/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY