FNUS73 KMPX 301157
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD FARM...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
657 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED EAST OF THE BURN LOCATION THIS MORNING...BUT
CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNTIL THE LATE AFTERNOON.  THE CLOUD
COVER WILL HELP HOLD TEMPERATURES BACK TO AROUND AND KEEP
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES FROM FALLING BELOW 50 PERCENT. A WEAK RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WILL HELP KEEP WINDS
LIGHT AND OUT OF THE EAST...WITH SPEEDS REMAINING BELOW 10 MPH THROUGH
THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................77 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3600-16700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........CDY MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............49  51  52  54  56  59  60  61  62  63  62  61
RH..............89  83  80  75  69  64  60  56  53  52  54  56
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   6   4   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   3
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  6   5   5   5   5                   5
HAINES INDEX....3   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2600-17100).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-45300) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (42100-56400) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...LEE NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120330.HOWAR.01/MPX


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