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FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARES BLACKLINING...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
748 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE BARES BURN WILL LIE BETWEEN A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
NEAR THE MINNESOTA-WISCONSIN BORDER AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN
THE DAKOTAS. THIS WILL BRING MAINLY SOUTHEAST WINDS TO THE AREA
TODAY. EXPECT OCCASIONAL HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS AND WARM TEMPERATURES.
THE DAKOTAS LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.  SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL LINGER
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.  A COLD FRONT WILL DROP ACROSS THE BARES BURN
AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING A WIND SHIFT WITH WINDS
BECOMING NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4700) INCREASING TO GOOD (45000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............51     59     64     67     68     66
RH..............63     49     40     36     36     40
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 6   SE 9   SE 9   SE 8   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.  7       9     12     11     11      8
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2600-18800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-38500) INCREASING TO FAIR TO
                    EXCELLENT (29900-76500) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BENGSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.BARES.01/MPX