FNUS73 KMPX 291224
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BU 7...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
724 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AS
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS OF
SOUTH DAKOTA. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN
DAKOTAS THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD...AND BE NEAR
ST. CLOUD BY 3 OR 4 PM. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ISOLATED
THROUGH 4 PM...WITH MORE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS BY 6 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (14700-63200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (65700-78800) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                            LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............41     47     54     55     56     53
RH..............64     57     48     50     53     61
20 FT WIND......E 11   SE 14  SE 14  SE 15  SE 14  SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     30     25     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      3      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (36000-79500) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (700-28500) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (700-30900).

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BENGSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120329.BU7__.01/MPX