FNUS73 KMPX 041229
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENSON...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
729 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE DAKOTAS/MINNESOTA
BORDER WILL ARRIVE AT THE QUAM LAKE AREA SHORTLY AFTER 9 AM. CURRENTLY
THINKING THAT THESE WILL HOLD TOGETHER...DESPITE RUNNING INTO SOME
DRY AIR OVER MINNESOTA. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF WINDOW TO GET THE BURN
COMPLETED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT LOOKING LIKE A FEW LIGHT
RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE IN THIS MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    60 TO 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................79 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (24200-73900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 25 TO 33 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 33
                    TO 36 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............54     57     59     62     63     62
RH..............82     75     69     65     64     70
20 FT WIND......E 11   E 14   E 12   E 14   E 14   E 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     20     20     25     25
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (18500-64100) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (3700-13600) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 22 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3700-49400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120504.BENSO.01/MPX