FNUS73 KMPX 041150
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEARSON...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
650 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0705 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 NORTH WIND THIS MORNING WILL BECOME EAST AT 8 TO
10 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS
FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WILL OCCUR AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST
                    5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-50500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54400-65500) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     40     48     55     59     60
RH..............72     59     46     32     27     27
20 FT WIND......NE 4   E 5    E 6    E 7    E 8    E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.PEARS.01/MPX