FNUS73 KMPX 281439
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR N  CARPENTER PILES...U.S. FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
839 AM CST MON JAN 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS REMAIN WITH A CHANCE OF MIXED PRECIPITATION MOVING IN AFTER 6 PM.
TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY WARMING INTO THE MID 30S BY LATE AFTERNOON
WITH A LIGHT SOUTH SOUTHEAST WIND REMAINING LESS THAN 7 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 36.
RH..................78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3600-14200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....AREAS  AREAS  PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    FOG    FOG    FOG    FOG    RAIN
TEMP............30     31     33     35     35     34
RH..............85     78     75     75     78     78
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 3    S 3    S 4    SE 3   SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING.
                    CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000-9600).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF SNOW 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 32.
RH..................MIN 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3000-26700).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130128.NCARP.01/MPX