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SPOT FORECAST FOR ST OLAF EASEMENT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
648 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AT 4 TO 8 MPH WILL
OCCUR TODAY. SUNSHINE WILL BE PLENTIFUL AND AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
WILL BE QUITE LOW DUE TO THE DRY NORTHEAST WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................27 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1100-42700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62000-91700) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     46     54     59     62     61
RH..............40     27     20     16     14     14
20 FT WIND......NE 3   NE 5   NE 6   NE 6   NE 6   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (13700-54400) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1300-2000) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-44500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62300-78600) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...JAMI MARKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090414.STOLA.01/MPX