FNUS73 KMPX 101156
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HALLS LAKE S FOSTER CREEK...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
656 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNSHINE TODAY WITH A SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH WITH
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 23 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE TO NEAR 35 PERCENT AFTER 4 PM AS
TEMPERATURES RISE THROUGH THE LOWER 70S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-48500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (52700-72200) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     58     66     70     72     71
RH..............70     57     46     41     39     42
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 8    S 10   S 12   S 12   S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.       15     15     23     20     20
HAINES INDEX....4       4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (32700-71400) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (4600-11100) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10300-55700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62300-82000) LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120510.HALLS.01/MPX