FNUS73 KMPX 041355
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER SIOUX PRAIRIE WUI...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
855 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 8 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 (2200-50100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54000-64500) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............40  43  45  49  52  55  58  59  60  60  59  57
RH..............57  53  49  42  38  32  28  26  25  26  29  34
20 FT WIND DIR..N   NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   7   7   7   7   7   8   8   8   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (20700-60700) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (2600-2800) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-48300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61500-85600) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 22 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HULTQUIST
REQUESTED BY...MARTY CASSELLIUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.UPPER.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY