FNUS73 KMPX 151103
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNIT 4 6...US FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
603 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0615 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS WITH NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10
MPH. TEMPERATURE WILL WARM THROUGH THE MID 70S WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY DROPPING TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................74 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-48700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (133800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600-9400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     62     69     74     76     77
RH..............74     50     36     29     26     25
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 5   W 6    W 8    W 8    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (120400) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (700-1300).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1100-46900) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (55700-56600) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BENGSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130515.BURNU.01/MPX