FNUS73 KMPX 171241
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURBANK...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
741 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
 FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
INTO THE CENTRAL DAKOTAS BY EARLY EVENING. LOOK FOR INCREASING
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW ALONG WITH AN INCREASE OF
CLOUDS DURING THE DAY.  SHOWERS LIKELY TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY.
DRYING WEDNESDAY AS WINDS TURN NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
                    HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-48900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (64000-86000) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5600-7000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING
                    TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     38     47     55     59     60
RH..............100    72     54     45     40     42
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 5    S 7    S 9    S 11   S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     17     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (15700-55700) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    TO EXCELLENT (50900-92500) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5600 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 13
                    TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.BURBA.01/MPX