FNUS73 KMPX 071214
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR STENERSON LAKE W...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
714 AM CDT WED APR 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE IS SINKING INTO THE AREA TODAY...THIS
HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANTLY DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO THE BURN AREA
OVERNIGHT. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW FOR A COOL...BUT SUNNY DAY TODAY...
WITH THE HIGH GETTING INTO THE LOWER 50S. THIS WILL ALLOW AFTERNOON RHS TO
DROP DOWN TO NEAR 25 PERCENT. LIGHT NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL BE GIVING WAY TO STRONGER NORTH WINDS BY LATE THIS MORNING...
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE AND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6200-37100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (137200-184600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 24 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     48     52     53     52     48
RH..............37     32     28     28     31     37
20 FT WIND......N 14   N 15   N 15   N 15   N 12   N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     25     20     10
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100407.STENE.01/MPX