FNUS73 KMPX 141218
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHAKOPEE SHOP...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
718 AM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0705 CDT ON JUNE 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH CLOUDS OVERHEAD...BUT LITTLE CHANCE FOR RAIN UNTIL THE EARLY
AFTERNOON AT THE BURN SITE. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE TEMP AND RH OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. CLOUDS SHOULD SLOW THE WARMING
TREND...COOLER TREND THAN FORECAST PROBABLY INDICATES. WIDESPREAD
THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY. COULD BE A DECENT AND DRY DAY FRIDAY
THOUGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 70
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 83.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (35500-77300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (88900-135100) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 26 TO 33 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 36
                    TO 38 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM
TEMP............69     70     76     80     82     83
RH..............53     59     56     52     53     51
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 10   S 11   S 12   S 14   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     25     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 65.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4700-10300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-5900 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 1 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRANKS
REQUESTED BY...RYAN PETERSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120614.SHAKO.01/MPX