FNUS73 KMPX 121250
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUISVILLE ISLANDS...MINNESOTA VALLEY NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
750 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE UPPER MIDWEST LATE
TONIGHT...AND MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT
STARTING LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IOWA BORDER. AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON
THURSDAY AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE MIDWEST THROUGH SATURDAY.
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ALONG THE IOWA
BORDER ON THURSDAY...AND THEN MOVE ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
                    7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-29000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53000-94100) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     56     65     70     70     67
RH..............65     43     29     25     24     27
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 8    SW 10  S 10   S 8    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (47500-74700) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (2600-23500) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
                    22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (29200-72200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 14
                    TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...JAMI MARKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.LOUIS.01/MPX