FNUS73 KMPX 051214
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PHASIANUS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
714 AM CDT MON APR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS CENTRAL
MINNESOTA TODAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE CHANGING IN DIRECTION...
BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. THE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO LIFT OUT
OF COLORADO INTO IOWA. MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WELL AHEAD OF THE
LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA DURING THE DAY.
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY THIS EVENING
AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........THICKENING CLOUDS.
                    TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-42900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........MCR PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....                                        CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                                        RW  RW
TEMP............38  42  46  49  53  56  58  59  60  59  59  57
RH..............82  67  58  50  43  38  36  36  35  36  39  43
20 FT WIND DIR..W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   SE  SE  SE  E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   5   5   4   3   3   4   5   6
20 FT WIND GUST.                        5   5   5   5       10
HAINES INDEX....4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (31900-78900) DECREASING TO
                    FAIR (25800-28800) EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600-2500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    21 TO 23 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...USFWS LITCHFIELD WMD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100405.PHASI.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY