FNUS73 KMPX 041157
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCDOWELL...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
657 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 AT 6 TO
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 26 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 (2200-50100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 18 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............40     47     54     57     58     55
RH..............52     40     32     27     27     34
20 FT WIND......E 7    E 7    E 6    E 6    E 7    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-48400).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4100-40500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55800-80600) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...NATE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.MCDOW.01/MPX