FNUS73 KMPX 231203
FWSMPX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 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.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 87 MPH...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-42700) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (38900-58500) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     63     64     62     59     54
RH..............39     36     35     38     42     50
20 FT WIND......SW 6   SW 6   SW 4   S 3    SE 4   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-30500).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2200-19900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.NOVOG.01/MPX