FNUS73 KMPX 181155
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KOSTKA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
655 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL COVER THE SITE TODAY. WINDS WILL
PICK UP TO AROUND 5 MPH FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS MORNING. THE WIND
MAY TURN A LITTLE BIT MORE NORTHERLY (360-020) LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 MPH BY NOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1600-45200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     46     55     61     64     63
RH..............83     45     30     23     20     21
20 FT WIND......E 1    E 4    NE 5   NE 5   N 5    NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5
HAINES INDEX....5      4      3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-41100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...JOEL KEMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100418.KOSTK.01/MPX