FNUS73 KMPX 151232 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR FREELAND...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 732 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANY EARLY MORNING FOG WILL QUICKLY DISSIPATE UNDER SUNNY SKIES. EXPECT ANOTHER DAY OF UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WITH GENERALLY LIGHT SOUTH WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OUT OF CANADA ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES. TEMPERATURES MAY COOL A COUPLE OF DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURN ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........79 AT IGNITION...MAX 83. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-34900). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3900-5700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL BY EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 76 81 83 80 71 RH..............61 48 42 40 42 55 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 4 SE 8 SE 9 SE 6 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 12 10 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54. RH..................MAX 98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.. $$ FORECASTER...PAULSON REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090915.FREEL.01/MPX