FNUS73 KMPX 141519
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SNETTING...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1019 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1020 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 EAST-SOUTH COMPONENT BUT COULD BE
FAIRLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-49600) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (48300-71200) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     51     57     61     69     68
RH..............96     71     59     48     36     39
20 FT WIND......SE 2   SW 5   SW 6   SW 6   S 5    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     10            10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6      6

.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 11 TO 16 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN 80
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.

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