FNUS73 KMPX 091502
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BETTERLY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
902 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED ACROSS NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING
WILL SLIDE EAST DURING THE DAY...CENTERING ITSELF OVER SOUTHERN MN BY
THE EARLY EVENING. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO REINFORCE THE
MILD AND DRY AIRMASS ALREADY IN PLACE...SO LOOK FOR AN UNSEASONABLY WARM
DAY WITH RHS DIPPING DOWN INTO THE 30S. THIS HIGH WILL RESULT IN LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WINDS MOST OF THE DAY...BUT IN GENERAL WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 8 MPH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 8 MPH OR LESS.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10400-55000) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1300) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    300-1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     56     58     51     44     40
RH..............50     38     33     42     55     67
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 6   NW 5   NW 4   NW 2   NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10            5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0-1100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-47800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    300-1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...TRACY RONNANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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