FNUS73 KMPX 301246
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREENWALD...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
746 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY WILL
HELP MAINTAIN LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS...WITH SPEEDS REMAINING BELOW 10
MPH. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLOUDY INTO THE AFTERNOON...HELPING SLOW
THE WARMING SUN...BY MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AFTER 2 PM WILL ALLOW
FOR TEMPERATURES TO WARM BACK UP TO NEAR 60. WITH THE WINDS
REMAINING LIGHT...HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE DAY...
WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ONLY FALLING BACK TO AROUND 55 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1900-15100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     56     58     59     57     53
RH..............71     61     60     55     64     71
20 FT WIND......E 3    SE 4   SE 6   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3000-23400).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3500-41800).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120330.GREEN.01/MPX