FNUS73 KMPX 161217
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 3 ASPEN...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
717 AM CDT TUE JUL 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HOT TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH AT
IGNITION TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........86 AT IGNITION...MAX 92.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-50500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (113200-138900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 24
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............83     86     89     92     90     84
RH..............67     59     54     49     50     61
20 FT WIND......S 8    SW 9   SW 9   SW 10  SW 11  SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     20     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 71.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (63900-111900) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    FAIR (1700-26000) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 92.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-41700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (65400-111300) LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...BORGHOFF
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BENGSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130716.UNIT3.01/MPX