FNUS73 KMPX 161236
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITCHFIELD...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
736 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 CDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IS MOVING IN. VERY DRY AIR MASS IS ON THE
WAY WITH STRONG NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS. DEWPOINTS WILL FALL THROUGH
THE DAY WITH MIXING UP TO 5000 TO 7000 FT DURING THE AFTERNOON.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES WARMER SATURDAY AS WILL DEW
POINTS BUT VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH RH AROUND 20
PERCENT AGAIN. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE WILL BE THAT WINDS WILL BE MUCH
LIGHTER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 18 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (20700-46000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (106900-138000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 28 TO 36 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............43  44  46  48  51  53  54  56  57  58  57  56
RH..............70  60  50  42  34  31  27  24  22  21  21  22
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..16  18  19  20  20  19  18  16  14  14  14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.30  30  30  30  35  30  30  30  25  25  25  25
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (56600-90400) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (2000-27200) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-48400) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (42200-57400) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...KRAUSE
REQUESTED BY...USFWS LITCHFIELD WMD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100416.LITCH.01/MPX


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