FNUS73 KMPX 111227
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEARSON...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
727 AM CDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 CDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER WESTERN
MINNESOTA...AND THIS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLEAR SKIES ALL
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST THIS MORNING. THE OBSERVED WESTERLY WINDS
WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND LIKELY BECOME CALM/VARIABLE AS THE
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES SOUTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
THEN THE WINDS WILL SHIFT AND BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY BY
THIS EVENING...WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS TOMORROW AND A CHANCE
OF SHOWER THUNDERSTORMS. RH VALUES WILL BE VERY LOW THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT THE LIGHT WIND WILL LIMIT THE FIRE SPREAD
POTENTIAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........24 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-17200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 1 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............26     30     40     45     50     52
RH..............64     51     34     28     20     18
20 FT WIND......N 3    NE 2   E 2    E 3    E 4    SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5                    5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.PEARS.01/MPX