FNUS73 KMPX 031339
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RICE LAKE A...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
839 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE MID
40S. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LOWER TO AROUND 40 PERCENT. WINDS WILL
REMAIN NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH. IT
APPEARS PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH 5 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12400-44400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (64100-78500) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 17 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN
TEMP............36     41     45     45     46     43
RH..............61     48     41     45     47     55
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 14   N 14   NE 12  NE 11  NE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46.
RH..................MIN 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130503.RICEL.01/MPX