FNUS73 KMPX 131119
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HANTEN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
619 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING
AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER WISCONSIN MOVES EAST. WIND SPEEDS WILL
REACH 10 MPH BY IGNITION TIME WITH SPEEDS NEAR 15 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH AS WELL IN THE
AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT SHOWERS BETWEEN 11 AM
AND 2 PM. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE NEAR 40 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-48900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (63000-95500) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 31 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     54     57     60     62     60
RH..............51     41     42     42     43     49
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 9    S 9    S 14   S 14   S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     20     25     20
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      3      3      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (69500-92300) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (900-42000) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-34100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (150500-192400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    SOUTH 28 TO 36 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST 33 TO 38 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RX FIRE SPLST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130513.HANTE.01/MPX