FNUS73 KMPX 041205
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BU 27 28...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
705 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY NORTHEAST FLOW WILL COVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REACH 20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
A LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 8 MPH
BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-48000) INCREASING TO FAIR TO
                    GOOD (18900-52000) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3700-5400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     47     54     58     59     55
RH..............54     38     28     25     24     29
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 5   NE 5   NE 6   NE 6   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.                     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600-3000).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-47400) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (50900-60300) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BENGSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.BU272.01/MPX