FNUS73 KMPX 071412
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 8 PILES...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
812 AM CST THU MAR 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON MARCH 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH CLOUDS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS SE WINDS
INCREASE AND TEMPERATURES FINALLY RISE TO AROUND FREEZING. THIS IS
IN RESPONSE TO HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OFF TO THE EAST. A WEAK LOW
WILL PASS FAR TO THE NORTH TONIGHT, BUT A WEAKENING FRONT PASSING BY
MAY BRING A LITTLE FOG OR A FEW FLURRIES. EVEN WARMER AIR MOVES IN ON
FRIDAY AHEAD OF A STORM FOR THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 32.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-36400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............25     31     32     30     28     26
RH..............57     56     56     58     63     71
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 7   SE 9   SE 9   SE 7   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG LATE.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 19.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4300-36200).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37.
RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13200-19100).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BENGSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130307.UNIT8.01/MPX