FNUS73 KMPX 041203
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUISVILLE SWAMP...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
703 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY NORTHEAST FLOW WILL COVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REACH 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
A LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 8 MPH
BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-55900) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (50800-59300) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     50     56     59     60     57
RH..............58     41     31     27     26     30
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 6   E 6    NE 6   NE 7   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-49600) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53000-63100) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RYAN PETERSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.LOUIS.01/MPX