FNUS73 KMPX 191135
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEPBERRY FEN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
635 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL SETTLE IN FROM THE EAST TO JUST SOUTH OF EAST AT THE
BURN SITE BY IGNITION TIME. THE SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE...WITH
GUSTS BY NOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH TO JUST ABOVE 70 DEGREES.
EXPECT ANOTHER DRY DAY TODAY BUT THERE WILL BE INCREASING CHANCES OF
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER TONIGHT INTO MOST OF THE
WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5900-54300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (114600-122000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 24
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59  62  66  67  69  70  71  72  72  71  70  68
RH..............62  58  53  52  51  49  49  48  48  49  51  54
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   8   10  11  12  12  12  12  12  12  11
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 40
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (76700-109500) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (3700-43800) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    80 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (16900-65400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61400-87200) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 26 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 39
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110519.SHEEP.01/MPX


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