FNUS73 KMPX 181423 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR LEE SEED...USFWS BIG STONE NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 923 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ..GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY... .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SAGGING INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE BURN AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING CHANGING WINDS TO THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL DROP INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND THEN WILL LIFT BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. .DISCUSSION... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........79 AT IGNITION...MAX 87. RH..................29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-44100) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (64500-108300) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (110000-154900) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (65200) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5600-7200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 8800-10400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 75 82 86 87 83 RH..............41 33 29 27 29 34 20 FT WIND......SW 14 S 14 S 12 SW 14 W 12 N 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 22 20 20 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49. RH..................MAX 63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3500-20400). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 33 TO 38 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77. RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (24100-59200). MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 17 TO 21 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PAULSON REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090518.LEESE.01/MPX