FNUS73 KMPX 051215
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG KANDI...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
715 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0811 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY EAST TO 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 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 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-46900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (57000-73000) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     43     50     56     59     60
RH..............52     49     41     34     30     28
20 FT WIND......E 7    SE 10  SE 11  SE 9   SE 9   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (20800-56300) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (2800-3000) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 28 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 GOOD (3300-48800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (72100-104500) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.BIGKA.01/MPX