FNUS73 KMPX 181406
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOUND SPRINGS PRAIRIE SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
906 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
GGUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SAGGING
INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.  THE FRONT WILL REACH THE BURN AREA 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.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........78 AT IGNITION...MAX 87.
RH..................28 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5500-24700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (67200-109600) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (152000-188400) IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (124300) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7300-8400 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO
                    9400-10600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 8200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............70     78     84     87     85     78
RH..............36     28     27     27     25     32
20 FT WIND......S 18   SW 18  SW 18  SW 18  W 12   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.30     30     25     25     20     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 6 TO 11 MPH
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...STEVE WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.MOUND.01/MPX