FNUS73 KMPX 201150
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURBANK...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
650 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS CENTERED ACROSS CENTRAL CANADA
WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY. THIS
WILL KEEP NORTH WINDS ACROSS WISCONSIN AND EASTERN MINNESOTA...WITH
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE WEST. LATER TONIGHT...AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN DAKOTAS...AND
MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA ON SATURDAY. ALONG AND AHEAD
OF THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...LIGHT RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN
MINNESOTA...INTO EASTERN MINNESOTA DURING THE DAY. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL LINGER ACROSS FAR EASTERN MINNESOTA...AND WESTERN WISCONSIN
SATURDAY NIGHT...AND SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST DURING THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-48300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     46     51     54     55     53
RH..............64     51     44     40     38     41
20 FT WIND......NE 4   NE 4   NW 5   NW 6   NW 6   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-31900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200-7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 8 TO
                    17 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY. CHANCE OF RAIN 70
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (15200-63800) INCREASING TO
                    GOOD TO EXCELLENT (39800-72700) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 16
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120420.BURBA.01/MPX