FNUS73 KMPX 251235
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WANG...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
735 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL BE WORKING ACROSS THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE 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 18 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH. DESPITE
NORTH WINDS...WILL BE A WARM DAY WITH HIGHS LIKELY PUSHING 80...HELPING
PUSH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES INTO THE 30S. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH MUCH COLDER AIR WORKING IN WITH IT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 13 TO 18
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3800-33500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (127100-158600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17
                    TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 25 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     64     70     74     76     76
RH..............72     63     49     43     39     39
20 FT WIND......SE 5   W 5    NW 10  NW 15  N 16   N 14
20 FT WIND GUST.              15     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (83300-112700) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (3500-48800) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (26700-58300).

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.WANG_.02/MPX