FNUS73 KMPX 121325
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PHARE LAKE...FWS LITCHFIELD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
825 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...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE LOCAL AREA WILL DRIFT EAST TODAY. SOUTH WINDS
NEAR 10 MPH THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN DAKOTAS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA
EARLY TONIGHT ALONG WITH SOME SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-50400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (75600-98800) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     60     66     69     68     62
RH..............54     39     29     28     28     38
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 11   S 14   S 11   S 9    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     20     20     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (54700-90300) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (2000-25400) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (17800-52100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 14
                    TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.PHARE.01/MPX