FNUS73 KMPX 191326
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OVERBY...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
826 AM CDT THU APR 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN AREA OF SHOWERS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY TO THE SOUTH AND EAST
OF OVERBY TODAY. A FEW SPRINKLES AND LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON...AS INDICATED BY THE 40% RAIN CHANCE. HOWEVER...AMOUNTS
WILL BE VERY LIGHT. SKIES WILL BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH EAST
WINDS GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN OVERNIGHT...SO EXPECT LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS AND
DRY CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (16400-59600) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    TO EXCELLENT (54500-66800) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 16 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHC    CHC    S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TEMP............44     45     47     49     47     44
RH..............68     62     58     52     56     60
20 FT WIND......E 11   E 10   E 10   E 10   E 9    NE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120419.OVERB.01/MPX