FNUS73 KMPX 291437
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORKS BLACKLINING...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
837 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE STATE TODAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES AND A BIT COOLER TEMPERATURES THAN YESTERDAY. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL DROP ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
BRINGING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. YET ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM SHOULD
CROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF SNOW. TEMPERATURES
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL REMAIN A BIT ABOVE NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........29 AT IGNITION...MAX 35.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2600-23900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 400
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............23  26  29  32  34  35  35  33  30  29  27  26
RH..............63  57  51  47  43  41  41  47  53  55  60  62
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   6   6   5   5   5   5   4   4   3
20 FT WIND GUST.            10  10                  5   5   5
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 18.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100-2200).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 39.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700-2200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HULTQUIST
REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111129.FORKS.01/MPX


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