FNUS73 KMPX 171230
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURBANK...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
730 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE HAS DRIFTED TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS
AND IS NOW BUILDING INTO CANADA...WHICH MEANS WINDS WILL HAVE MORE
OF A TRUE EASTERLY COMPONENT TODAY. ATMOSPHERIC MIXING WILL NOT BE
AS GREAT TODAY...SO MINIMUM RH VALUES MAY NOT GET QUITE AS DRY AS
MONDAY MONDAY AFTERNOON...BUT STILL COULD DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT IN
MANY LOCATIONS. THERE MAY BE A FEW HIGHER GUSTS TODAY THAN YESTERDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-44400) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58100-78700) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     57     63     66     67     64
RH..............49     33     25     23     23     28
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 8    SE 9   SE 10  E 10   E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.       15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (35500-77500) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (5600-24300) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 13 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6100-48500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62400-105000) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110517.BURBA.01/MPX