FNUS73 KMPX 281221
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR 3   1 MLWMA...MN DNR WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
721 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR SOMEWHAT LIGHT WINDS. THESE WILL INCREASE
SLIGHTLY DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST
WITH THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT. HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL
DROP TO 40 TO 45 PERCENT. A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY...WITH MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED
ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-38600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (118500-150400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 25
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     66     73     76     75     69
RH..............53     43     37     34     36     44
20 FT WIND......W 5    NW 5   NW 7   NW 9   NW 8   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...STEVE PIEPGRAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090528.31MLW.01/MPX