FNUS73 KMPX 191252
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PHASIANUS...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
752 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS JUST ABOUT DIRECTLY OVER THE AREA EARLY
THIS MORNING BUT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT
THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........79 AT IGNITION...MAX 87.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5000-46000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62000-106000) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (56000)
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 3800-5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 31 TO
                    37 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........PC  MC  MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............71  76  79  82  84  86  87  87  86  84  81  77
RH..............44  40  38  35  33  30  28  28  30  32  35  40
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   9   10  12  14  16  17  17  17  17  16
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  20  25  30  30  30  30  30  30
HAINES INDEX....6   6   6   6   5   5   4   5   5   6   6   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 61.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6700-31100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 36 TO 40 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (38800-71400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (89900-136000) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (142900-151400) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (52400-99500)
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1700
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 40 TO 49 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...USFWS LITCHFIELD WMD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090519.PHASI.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY