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FNUS73 KMPX 181648
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER SIOUX PRAIRIE II...BIA MIDWEST REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1048 AM CST WED NOV 18 2009
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1050 CST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SUNNY CONDITIONS WILL GIVE WAY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKY THIS
AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WIND 4 TO 9 MPH WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
DROPPING TO 40 PERCENT. IT WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH TONIGHT AS
CLOUDS MOVE IN DURING THE EVENING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (700-17700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 800-2300 FT AGL
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP............24 36 41 46 47 42
RH..............88 72 62 51 49 60
20 FT WIND......E 2 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST. 5
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100-4900).
FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...MARTY CASSELLIUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091118.UPPER.01/MPX
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