FNUS73 KMPX 151213
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWNTON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
713 AM CDT FRI OCT 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE WORKING ACROSS THE BURN AREA...RESULTING IN LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WINDS THROUGH THE MORNING. BY IGNITION TIME LIGHT WINDS WILL
BE COMING UP OUT OF THE SE THAT WILL GRADUALLY TREND TOWARD THE SOUTH
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS REMAINING AT 10 MPH OR LESS. DRY AIR
ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON TO FALL INTO
THE 30S AS TEMPERATURES REACH INTO THE MID 60S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1100-33000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3500-4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     56     62     64     60     55
RH..............65     47     38     35     39     47
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 5   SE 6   SE 6   SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1900-11900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-41200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (110500-136500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 24 TO
                    32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...USFWS LITCHFIELD WMD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101015.BROWN.01/MPX