FNUS73 KMPX 181148 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUISVILLE SWAMP 2G...FWS - MN VALLEY NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 648 AM CDT MON APR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COOL AND GRAY DAY ANTICIPATED AT THE BURN SITE TODAY AS AMPLE CLOUD COVER REMAINS PARKED OVER THE AREA IN RESPONSE TO A DEVELOPING WEATHER SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE ROCKIES. SFC HIGH TO BE CENTERED NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WILL SUPPLY THE SITE WITH EAST WINDS MAINLY 10 MPH OR LESS. DESPITE COOLER TEMPS...DRIER AIR COMING IN FROM THE EAST WILL ALLOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TO DROP INTO THE 40S. PRECIPITATION SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE EARLIEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 49. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (16700-32900). MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-6300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 39 42 44 46 47 48 49 49 48 47 45 RH..............62 62 55 51 45 45 44 42 44 46 49 53 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6600-39400). .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44. RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (11300-47700) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (72300-111100) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GRIESINGER REQUESTED BY...JAMI MARKLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110418.LOUIS.01/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY