FNUS73 KMPX 171612
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER SIOUX PRAIRIE BURN...BIA MIDWEST REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1012 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF PLANNING AREA AGAIN TODAY...
RESULTING IN A VERY SIMILAR DAY TO MONDAY. WILL SEE HIGHS TOP OUT
IN THE UPPER 40S ACROSS CENTRAL MN AND WI...WITH HIGHS BACK NEAR 50
SOUTH. ONLY DIFFERENCE FOR TODAY WILL SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR FOR THE
AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP INTO THE
30S TO GO ALONG WITH ANOTHER DAY OF LIGHT EAST WINDS. SLOW MOVING LOW
TO THE SOUTH WILL FINALLY BEGIN MAKING PROGRESS NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WITH CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS ERN AREAS THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST
                    5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (400-19500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10
                    TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............25     38     48     49     41     33
RH..............88     61     38     34     48     66
20 FT WIND......S 4    E 5    SE 6   E 5    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700-2200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...MARTY CASSELLIUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091117.UPPER.01/MPX