FNUS73 KMPX 301239
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TYRONE FLATS...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
739 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CLOUDS AND FOG EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DEPART THE BURN SITE BY
LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. MINIMUM HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL REACH 35 TO 40
PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    PATCHY DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (23100-49200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (74200-121000) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-7800 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     58     63     66     66     65
RH..............77     67     56     47     42     40
20 FT WIND......S 6    SW 7   SW 8   SW 9   SW 9   W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (41300-76800) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (1200-15200) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-35600) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (56600-104400) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (128100-163600) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (58800-108100)
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4400-6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 29
                    TO 37 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120430.TYRON.01/MPX