FNUS73 KMPX 121357 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 857 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL THEN INCREASE INTO THE LOWER 30S DURING THE EVENING WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY SUNSET. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOME GUSTY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. RH..................19 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4600-50000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (59800-80000) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 55 56 51 43 40 RH..............24 19 23 32 49 62 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 8 NW 6 W 5 SW 2 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (11000-60600) DECREASING TO POOR (600-2000) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-48800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (49400-81700) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (22700) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...SCHMIT REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130512.OAK__.01/MPX