FNUS73 KMPX 161209
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENSON...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
709 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA TODAY. MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES WITH NO MOISTURE ADVECTION WILL COMBINE TO DROP RH VALUES
TO NEAR 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING
WILL EVENTUALLY SWING AROUND TO SOUTHERLY BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND
INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. CLOUDS INCREASE
OVERNIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
SOUTHWEST...POSSIBLY BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DURING MAINLY THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-50700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60000-67500) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 2 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2
                    TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 13
                    TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     59     65     69     72     71
RH..............54     37     31     30     28     30
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 5   S 6    S 8    S 11   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     15     20     25
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 30
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (36600-73000) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (5400-9200) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 23 TO 31 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5400-51200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62800-111000) LATE IN THE MORNING.

$$
FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120516.BENSO.01/MPX