FNUS73 KMPX 191132
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KOSTKA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
632 AM CDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY WEATHER WILL COVER THE SITE TODAY ALONG
WITH HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS. LIGHT EAST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING
WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHEAST (130) LATE IN THE MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL ONLY BE 6 OR 7 MPH AT BEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (0-43300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 2
                    TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     50     58     63     66     65
RH..............68     46     32     24     22     24
20 FT WIND......E 1    SE 4   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-50000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62000-64300) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9400-10800 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 1 TO 9
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...JOEL KEMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.KOSTK.01/MPX