FNUS73 KMPX 041220
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURBANK...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
720 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...

AN AREA OF SHOWERS...AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN
DAKOTAS SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER 11 AM. THE RAINFALL CHANCES
INCREASE AFTER NOON...WITH RAINFALL LIKELY AFTER 3 PM. AN EAST TO
NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AT
TIMES THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (23100-67700).

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............55     59     62     66     67     66
RH..............83     72     65     56     56     58
20 FT WIND......E 10   E 12   E 14   E 12   E 11   E 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....5      4      3      3      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 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (22700-65800) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (3700-4600) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3700-41900).

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120504.BURBA.01/MPX