FNUS73 KMPX 171129
FWSMPX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY WITH A SOUTH WIND
INCREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WARMING
THROUGH THE MID 60S BY MID AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
DROPPING TO 38 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-39100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (120600-123500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............40     51     59     63     64     62
RH..............73     53     42     38     40     46
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 7    S 9    S 11   S 11   SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     10     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (88300-114900) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (10400-59200) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.ICENO.01/MPX