FNUS73 KMPX 261225
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZICKUR...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
725 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.  NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS THIS MORNING REMAINING
AT OR BELOW 10 MPH...BECOMING MORE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 2 PM.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO NEAR 35 PERCENT WITH TEMPERATURES
WARMING THROUGH THE LOWER 60S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.

WIND(20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 2 PM.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8400-57100) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (64300)
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     51     56     59     61     60
RH..............54     50     43     40     39     41
20 FT WIND......NE 8   E 7    E 5    SE 5   SE 6   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10                          10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (33900-72400) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (4200-8100) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4200-50300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (117800-141800).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110526.ZICKU.01/MPX