FNUS73 KMPX 141222
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PFS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
722 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT...OR ASSOCIATED WIND SHIFT LINE...WAS ACROSS FAR WESTERN
MINNESOTA THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS MINNESOTA...AND
INTO FAR WESTERN WISCONSIN BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON...SHIFTING THE WINDS
FROM THE SOUTH...TO THE WEST...THEN NORTHWEST. BEST TIME FRAME FOR
WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IS NOON...THEN TO THE WEST/NORTHWEST
BETWEEN 1-2 PM. SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS
DROPPING FROM NEAR 60% AT IGNITION...TO 40-45% DURING THE
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH/SOUTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST/NORTHWEST AT 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2400-47900).

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     53     61     68     71     69
RH..............86     80     62     52     44     45
20 FT WIND......SE 6   S 8    SW 8   W 7    NW 6   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      6      6      6      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-37900).

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...RX FIRE SPLST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.PFS__.01/MPX