FNUS73 KMPX 171354
FWSMPX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 IN MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL REACH THE RICE LAKE
AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT AND THE DULUTH ARE BY MORNING.  SHOWERS LIKELY
TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. DRYING WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS BEHIND THE LOW.  HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH GUSTS 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-45400) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (59300-84100) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5700-7000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING
                    TO 4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....                                    CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                                    RW  RW  RW
TEMP............43  47  51  55  57  59  59  59  58  57  56  55
RH..............60  52  46  41  40  38  38  39  45  49  53  61
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   6   7   8   8   9   10  10  10  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  10
HAINES INDEX....3   3   4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY