FNUS73 KMPX 191334
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR POMME DE TERRE RIVER...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
834 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 THE POMME DE TERRE RIVER TODAY. A FEW SPRINKLES AND LIGHT
RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AS INDICATED BY THE 40%
RAIN CHANCE. HOWEVER...EVEN IF ANY RAIN DOES FALL...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.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (11800-58900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 13 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TEMP............45     47     48     50     49     47
RH..............65     62     56     50     52     56
20 FT WIND......E 9    E 9    E 9    E 8    E 8    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      2      2      2      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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