FNUS73 KMPX 021310
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HACKERT...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
810 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MORNING FOG WILL QUICKLY BURN OFF.  THEN EXPECT INCREASING HIGH
LEVLEL CLOUDS TO STREAM IN FROM THE DAKOTAS. WIND DIRECTION WILL
BE RATHER TRICKY...BUT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS SHOULD BECOME LIGHT
NORTHWEST MID MORNING AND THEN TURN MORE LIGHT NORTHEAST THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON SHOWER WITH
A BETTER CHANCE TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY THURSDAY. THEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND FRIDAY SHOULD BE FOR THE MOST PART DRY...WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN NORTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-46800) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (55900) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC  CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............58     66     73     76     77     75
RH..............65     52     44     40     40     45
20 FT WIND......N 3    NW 3   N 3    NE 4   NE 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      7      7
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.HACKE.01/MPX