FNUS73 KMPX 131223
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HACKERT...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
723 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MUCH COOLER WEATHER WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA
THIS EVENING...BRINGING A BRIEF PERIOD OF NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 25
TO 35 MPH. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THIS FRONT...WITH AFTERNOON
HUMIDITY ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BETWEEN 30 AND 40 PERCENT. WINDS
ON WEDNESDAY WILL CONTINUE FROM THE NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO NEAR 25 MPH...WHILE LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL ON THURSDAY. A FREEZE
IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2400-44800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (56900-88900) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO GOOD (34800) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     64     68     70     67     63
RH..............64     48     39     33     39     44
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 7   NW 7   NW 8   NW 7   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110913.HACKE.01/MPX