FNUS73 KMPX 051212
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON CENTRAL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
712 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY SOUTHEAST FLOW OF AIR WILL COVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AS A
SYSTEM OF HIGH PRESSURE SITS OVER ONTARIO. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
REACHING NEAR 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-36800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53400-94700) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     59     63     64     61     54
RH..............39     32     27     27     28     39
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 10  SE 11  SE 11  SE 10  SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (56000-82400) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO GOOD (3200-30100) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3500-27800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (118100-125700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 28
                    TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.ANDER.01/MPX