FNUS73 KMPX 091645
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MICKELSON WMA...MN DNR-WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1145 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN DAKOTAS WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER
CONCERN TODAY AS IT MOVES INTO WESTERN MN THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE IS
LIMITED WITH THIS FRONT. WITH HIGHS GETTING INTO THE LOW 60S...AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT...DESPITE THE WEAK MOISTURE RETURN
OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. FOR WINDS...SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 22 MPH POSSIBLE. THE FRONT AND ITS ATTENDANT WIND SHIFT TO THE NW
IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL AFTER SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-37200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (112900-127600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 24 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     54     59     63     62     59
RH..............36     27     21     20     23     29
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 5    SE 8   SE 12  SE 11  SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5             15     15     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      4      4

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...DAN RHODE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100409.MICKE.01/MPX