FNUS73 KMPX 311359
FWSMPX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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...WITH WIND BECOMING MORE NORTHWEST WITH
FRONTAL PASSAGE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP OFF TO 42 PERCENT LATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 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 (3500-30100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     55     62     67     72     69
RH..............89     75     60     50     42     49
20 FT WIND......SE 10  S 9    S 9    SW 8   SW 5   W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 38 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.ROLLI.01/MPX