FNUS73 KMPX 141523
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANGOR...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1023 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON
UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. A FEW MORE CLOUDS AND MORE WIND THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL HAVE A WEST-SOUTH COMPONENT BUT COULD BE
FAIRLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-51000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (49500-72900) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                            LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............60     64     68     69     67     62
RH..............58     43     35     37     42     52
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 6   S 5    S 5    E 7    E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.       10                   10     15
HAINES INDEX....6      5      6      6      6      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 80
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
                    RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN 80
                    PERCENT.
RH..................MIN 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FRANKS
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120414.BANGO.01/MPX