FNUS73 KMPX 251303
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLER SOUTH...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
803 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING...WITH CURRENT SE
WINDS LIKELY TO BE VARIABLE AROUND 10 AM...BEFORE BECOMING ESTABLISHED OUT
OF THE NORTHWEST BY AROUND NOON. NW WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE SUSTAINED
AT 12 TO 16 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH. DESPITE NORTH WINDS...WILL
BE A WARM DAY WITH HIGHS PUSHING BACK UP INTO THE LOWER 70S...HELPING PUSH
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES DOWN TO AROUND 40 PERCENT. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH MUCH COLDER AIR WORKING IN WITH IT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH
                    INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2900-47600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (68800-116000) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     67     72     75     75     71
RH..............62     52     46     40     38     44
20 FT WIND......E 6    NW 8   NW 12  NW 16  NW 18  N 16
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     30     30     30
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.MILLE.01/MPX