FNUS73 KMPX 251151
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR 3 LAKES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
651 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS FAR WESTERN
WISCONSIN LATE THIS MORNING...AND TURN MORE DUE EAST SOON AFTER
IGNITION TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE RAPIDLY...WITH AIR
HUMIDITY DROPPING TO LESS THAN 45 PERCENT BY IGNITION TIME. RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA NEAR DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...BECOMING EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-34700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (59500-92800) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............48  52  56  59  61  63  64  64  63  62  59
RH..............51  44  38  34  32  31  30  31  32  35  39
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   6   9   10  10  9   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  10  10  12  13  13  10  10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45.
RH..................MIN 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6800-43500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 26 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO 36 TO 41
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...RX FIRE SPLST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110425.3LAKE.01/MPX


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