FNUS73 KMPX 301150
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUISVILLE SWAMP RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
650 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED EAST OF THE BURN LOCATION THIS MORNING...BUT
CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNTIL THE LATE AFTERNOON.  THE CLOUD
COVER WILL HELP HOLD TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE UPPER 50S AND KEEP
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES UP BETWEEN 55 AND 60 PERCENT. A WEAK RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WILL HELP KEEP WINDS
LIGHT AND OUT OF THE EAST. SPEEDS WILL BE GREATEST THIS MORNING...BUT
BY THE BURN TIME...THEY WILL BE DOWN UNDER 10 MPH AND WILL REMAIN THERE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6400-13000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........CDY MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............47  49  52  54  56  57  57  58  59  59  58  56
RH..............88  80  69  63  50  58  57  56  55  56  57  64
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..8   6   5   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.11  10  8   5   5   5
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (7400-20600).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...RYAN PETERSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120330.LOUIS.01/MPX


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