FNUS73 KMPX 121254
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG FISH LAKE...FWS LITCHFIELD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
754 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE UPPER MIDWEST LATE
TONIGHT...AND MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT
STARTING LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IOWA BORDER. AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON
THURSDAY AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE MIDWEST THROUGH SATURDAY.
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ALONG THE IOWA
BORDER ON THURSDAY...AND THEN MOVE ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-32900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (63700-94900) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17
                    TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     58     65     67     66     60
RH..............56     40     30     30     30     41
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 11   S 12   S 10   S 7    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     20     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      6      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (46800-77700) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (2400-21900) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12300-57000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (63000-64100) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.BIGFI.01/MPX