FNUS73 KMPX 231214
FWSMPX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 SOUTHWEST WIND EARLY ON WILL INCREASE TO 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.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH
                    UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-46900) INCREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (12000-58000) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6100-6400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 7
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     56     61     63     63     61
RH..............65     49     41     36     36     41
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 5   W 5    SW 4   SW 3   S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.                     5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 13 MPH.

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