FNUS73 KMPX 211206
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PFN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
706 AM CDT SAT APR 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING AT THE BURN
SITE AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTH DAKOTA ADVANCES
SOUTHEAST. A FEW SPRINKLES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE MORNING WITH A
MORE GENERAL LIGHT RAIN LIKELY DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (14800-58400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (72300-111800) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....       CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RAIN
TEMP............43     48     51     51     50     47
RH..............62     56     54     56     65     71
20 FT WIND......SE 11  SE 10  SE 9   SE 10  SE 10  SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     15     20     15
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (7600-40600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-7200 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RX FIRE SPLST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120421.PFN__.01/MPX