FNUS73 KMPX 101218
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG STONE...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
718 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNSHINE TODAY WITH SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 14 TO
17 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THROUGH THE MID 70S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
DROP TO NEAR 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3800-51100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (59500-96500) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     57     67     72     76     77
RH..............74     61     49     44     42     42
20 FT WIND......SE 8   S 11   S 14   S 16   S 17   S 16
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     30     30     30
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120510.BIGST.01/MPX