FNUS73 KMPX 231220
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARLSON LAKE...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
720 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST OF THE BURN SITE THIS
MORNING. A LIGHT SOUTH WIND EARLY ON WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AT 5
TO 7 MPH FOR THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. THERE WILL
SOME PATCHY CLOUDINESS THIS MORNING WITH A MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY
DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 35 PERCENT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH FOR THE LATE MORNING AND
                    EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1100-30300) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (38700-69700) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     50     57     61     63     63
RH..............85     61     48     39     37     37
20 FT WIND......SW 4   SW 5   SW 6   SW 6   SW 6   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     10     5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-31300).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-19800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-3800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.CARLS.01/MPX