FNUS73 KMPX 041209
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURBANK...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
709 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 EASTERLY FLOW WILL COVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REACH 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
A LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND THIS MORNING WILL BECOME EAST NEAR 8 MPH
BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-52100) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (54100-54900) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 15 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     53     57     58     55
RH..............54     40     32     28     27     31
20 FT WIND......NE 6   E 7    E 6    E 7    E 7    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-52500).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3500-47800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58400-74400) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.BURBA.01/MPX