FNUS73 KMPX 251333
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 25 EAST AND WEST...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
833 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY WITH LOW CLOUDINESS
DIMINISHING DURING THE LATE MORNING. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE
NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL REACH 30 TO 35 PERCENT
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3400-34600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     46     52     55     56     53
RH..............65     49     38     34     34     39
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 7    N 6    N 6    N 6    NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (33000-42800).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (47700-77800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 30 TO 39 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 41
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BENGSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120325.UNIT2.01/MPX