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FNUS73 KMPX 171052
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SPOT FORECAST FOR KOBERNICK...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
552 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS THROUGH THE
MORNING...TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES RISING TO
THE MID 60S WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING TO AROUND 50%.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (26700-52200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 21 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............57     58     58     61     64     63
RH..............59     59     67     67     65     67
20 FT WIND......E 10   E 10   E 10   E 11   E 11   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5300-23900).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2800-51800) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (53700-58900) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...RX FIRE SPLST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130517.KOBER.01/MPX