FNUS73 KMPX 171318 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE HILL...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 718 AM CST THU NOV 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PROVIDED BELOW IS HOURLY DATA FOR TODAY. A TRUE SOUTH WIND IS NOT FORECAST AT THE BURN SITE UNTIL 4 PM. LATEST GUIDANCE AVAILABLE STILL SUPPORTS THIS IDEA. OTHERWISE...SUNNY THIS MORNING WITH INCREASING HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING. INCREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........26 AT IGNITION...MAX 31. RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5300-33800). MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............19 23 26 28 30 30 29 29 28 28 27 27 RH..............67 52 44 38 37 37 39 40 42 44 48 50 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW S S SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 3 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25. RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700-11300). .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43. RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900-11200). MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HILTBRAND REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111117.BLUEH.01/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY