FNUS73 KMPX 311232
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KONTZ...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
732 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE POSITIONED OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST WILL KEEP DRY WEATHER IN PLACE
TODAY. LIGHT WINDS WILL PICK UP SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE MORNING AS
MIXING COMMENCES WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUING
INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLACKEN SLIGHTLY WITH SPEEDS AROUND 5 MPH BY
SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-52200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4400-6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     69     72     72     69     62
RH..............54     44     39     41     45     58
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 8    S 8    S 7    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BARDOU
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090831.KONTZ.01/MPX