FNUS73 KMPX 131611
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ACTON...FWS LITCHFIELD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1111 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1125 CDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE BURN AREA WILL BE AT THE FAR NORTHERN FRINGE OF LIGHT RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME...IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH THE BURN
AREA...BUT SOME SPRINKLES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. OTHERWISE...CLOUDS
WILL CONTINUE WITH NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS. THE WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO
15 MPH WILL ALSO CONTINUE FOR THE BETTER PART OF THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (64600-103400) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6200 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 21 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....            ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....            RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............50  51  52  53  53  54  53  52  51  48
RH..............51  47  44  43  43  42  45  49  50  56
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..14  13  12  11  10  9   8   8   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  20  20  20  15  15  15  10  10
HAINES INDEX....2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (15600-57300) DECREASING TO POOR
                    TO FAIR (2000-16200) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4300-37700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54400-91800) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 23 TO 32 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 33 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110413.ACTON.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY