FNUS73 KMPX 101215
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILBERTSON...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
715 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE STATE
ALLOWING NORTHWEST WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES TO PREVAIL ONCE AGAIN TODAY.
AFTER A CHILLY START TO THE MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND
INTO THE LOW TO MID 40S THIS AFTERNOON...AND RH VALUES WILL FALL
TO AROUND 30%. EXPECT CLEAR SKIES AND NEARLY CALM WINDS TONIGHT.
TOMORROW WILL BE DRY AS WELL WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. THE
NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THURSDAY...
WITH RAIN CHANCES LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 44.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8300-29100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (100300-120100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 29 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     36     40     43     44     42
RH..............57     42     36     30     29     33
20 FT WIND......NW 9   N 12   NW 14  NW 15  N 15   N 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 20.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120410.GILBE.01/MPX