FNUS73 KMPX 171254
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOEN SOUTH...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
754 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...
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. THE LOW WILL REACH THE LOEN SOUTH AREA SHORTLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEN REACH THE DULUTH ARE BY MORNING.  SHOWERS LIKELY
TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. DRYING WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS BEHIND THE LOW.  HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH 11 TO 16 MPH. WITH GUSTS 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-45100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61000-96200) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............38     48     56     61     62     60
RH..............76     55     41     38     40     49
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 8    S 14   S 15   S 14   S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.       15     20     22     20     16
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    INTO MID AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.LOENS.01/MPX