FNUS73 KMPX 241139
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PFN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
639 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...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LYING NEAR THE MINNESOTA-WISCONSIN BORDER
WILL CAUSE SOME VARIABILITY IN WIND DIRECTION...WITH WINDS VARYING
FROM NE TO SE. EXPECT INTERVALS OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS THROUGH
THE DAY.  AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE DAKOTAS WILL MOVE INTO
WESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT SPREADING SCATTERED SHOWERS INTO THE
PFN BURN AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL
LINGER AT LEAST INTO MID DAY WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP
INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING BRINGING NORTH WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-35300) INCREASING TO FAIR TO
                    GOOD (26000-45000) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     59     63     66     67     64
RH..............62     46     39     36     36     42
20 FT WIND......E 3    SE 5   E 6   NE 6   NE 5   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      7      8      8      7
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    THEN NORTHWEST.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-46500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1200 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...RX FIRE SPLST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.PFN__.01/MPX