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SPOT FORECAST FOR OAKRIDGE WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
734 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH CLOUDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN TODAY...HOWEVER NO
PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR. LIGHT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN STEADY FROM AN
EASTERLY DIRECTION AT THE BURN SITE THROUGH IGNITION TIME. SPEEDS WILL
COME UP TO AROUND 9 MPH BY 3 TO 5 PM. HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN BE
LOW...DROPPING TO NEAR 25 PERCENT BY MID-AFTERNOON. TUESDAY WILL BRING
MORE SUN...POTENTIALLY MEANING EVEN DRIER AIR. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL
REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6600-46300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62900-77700) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     43     48     53     56     57
RH..............39     35     31     27     23     22
20 FT WIND......E 3    E 5    E 7    E 7    E 6    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (25400-74000) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (1100-6100) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1100-32500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (57100-87700) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 13
                    TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...TRACY RONNANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090413.OAKRI.01/MPX