FNUS73 KMPX 281301
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VISITOR CENTER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
801 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL MOVE EAST
TODAY WHILE A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST OVERNIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL
BECOME NORTHEAST...THEN SOUTHEAST ON THURSDAY AS A STORM
SYSTEM BEGINS TO ORGANIZE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG IT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (37700-63200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 16
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............45  46  48  50  52  53  54  54  54  53  51  49
RH..............68  63  58  54  50  46  45  45  45  46  52  56
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   8   9   9   8   8   7   6   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-28900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 14 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-45400) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (56000-73400) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 29
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HULTQUIST
REQUESTED BY...RYAN PETERSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.VISIT.01/MPX


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