FNUS73 KMPX 241444
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUDSON...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
944 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

FOG AND LOW CEILINGS WILL LIFT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM EASTERN NORTH DAKOTAS. THE COLD FRONT IS DRY AND WILL
PASS THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 4 PM. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
                    IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-36200) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (36200-50400) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6000-6400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 21
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     60     64     68     64     55
RH..............90     72     52     56     62     83
20 FT WIND......S 2    SW 4   W 6    NW 8   NW 10  NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      10     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4600-22400).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (19400-35900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120324.HUDSO.01/MPX