FNUS73 KMPX 121047
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BASS LAKE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
547 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE BURN SITE
AFTER 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. RAIN AMOUNTS MAY RANGE UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH
THIS AFTERNOON AS SHOWER COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND OVER THE AREA.
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AFTER 4 PM CDT OR SO. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-51900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AROUND 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............42     48     55     59     61     60
RH..............60     49     41     39     41     46
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 7   SE 8   SE 8   SE 9   E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40
                    PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5400-54400) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58600-65300) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 25 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 36
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BARDOU
REQUESTED BY...JOEL KEMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100412.BASSL.01/MPX