FNUS73 KMPX 311351
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANGOR...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
851 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW CLOUDS AND FOG EXPECTED TO BURN OFF AFTER 11 AM AND BECOMING
PARTLY SUNNY. SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY
AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHEAST OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS
AFTERNOON.  FOLLOWING THE WARM FRONT...A COOL FRONT WILL DROP INTO
THE AREA AFTER 7 PM...BECOMING MORE NORTHWEST WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP OFF TO 45 PERCENT LATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND(20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING
LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3500-30600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2500 FT AGL EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     66     70     68     62     56
RH..............62     53     46     52     62     74
20 FT WIND......S 8    SW 7   SW 5   NW 3   E 3   E 4
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10            5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120331.BANGO.01/MPX