FNUS73 KMPX 031221
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMSHLER WPA PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
721 AM CDT WED JUN 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 CDT ON JUNE 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS CENTERED ACROSS THE
UPPER MIDWEST WILL CONTROL THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH TONIGHT
WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS. LATER TONIGHT...AND INTO
THURSDAY...A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS CENTRAL
CANADA WILL INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
UPPER MIDWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2700-37800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     55     58     60     64     67
RH..............80     51     41     35     30     27
20 FT WIND......N 2    N 3    N 4    NW 5   NW 5   W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-38600).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-37500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (119200-122500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9300-10300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...TRACY RONNANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090603.AMSHL.01/MPX