FNUS73 KMPX 241153
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANDOKKEN...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
653 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE GRANDOKKEN AREA 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 GRANDOKKEN
AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING A WIND SHIFT WITH WINDS
BECOMING NORTHWEST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800) BECOMING GOOD (40000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     55     62     67     70     70
RH..............74     59     46     39     35     38
20 FT WIND......SE 7   SE 8   SE 8   SE 8   SE 8   SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2800-28000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (7000-51100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61400-72400) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO NORTH 23 TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...BLAIR MACE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.GRAND.01/MPX