FNUS73 KMPX 311240
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BETTERLY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
740 AM CDT WED OCT 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON OCTOBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS CENTERED ACROSS CENTRAL
MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...WILL DRIFT TO THE EAST TODAY. THIS
WILL KEEP NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
DURING THE DAY...WITH A PREDOMINATE WIND SPEED AROUND 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1500-28900).

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     38     43     46     40     36
RH..............57     44     37     34     42     45
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 9   NW 9   NW 8   NW 5   NW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     10     5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300-8000).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (10300-60600).

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REQUESTED BY...RX FIRE SPECLST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121031.BETTE.01/MPX