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SPOT FORECAST FOR PANSCH...USFWS BIG STONE NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
727 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...AND BRING LIGHT NORTHWEST
WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE UPPER 60S AT THE BURN SITE...AND
COMBINE WITH DECREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO AROUND 25 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF BY THIS EVENING...AND
CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO SOUTHEASTERLY IN DIRECTION FOR TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 25 AND
30 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-40500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (51900-61300) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 1 TO 10
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 14
                    TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     59     64     67     66     63
RH..............46     33     28     25     28     35
20 FT WIND......NE 4   E 5    SE 5   SE 6   SE 9   SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5                    10     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE TO OR HIGH.

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.PANSC.01/MPX