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SPOT FORECAST FOR SWIFT FALLS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
659 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FAIRLY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT THIS MORNING WILL LESSEN
BY THE LATE AFTERNOON. INITIALLY...GUSTY WINDS OF 15 TO 20
MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH DEVELOPING THIS MORNING
WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL BE GENERALLY SUNNY
WITH A FEW CLOUDS TO THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-35800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (80800-130000) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (133900-176600) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (86900-108500) LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO 18
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     55     58     59     56     50
RH..............47     37     32     29     32     42
20 FT WIND......NW 14  NW 15  NW 14  NW 13  NW 12  NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     26     22     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      4      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.SWIFT.01/MPX