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SPOT FORECAST FOR ARTICHOKE LAKE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
744 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AROUND 10 MPH THIS MORNING BEFORE INCREASING
TO BETWEEN 12 AND 15 MPH BY 10 OR 11 AM CDT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 17 MPH
BY MID AFTERNOON WITH GUSTINESS INCREASING AFTER 11 AM OR SO. GUSTS OF AROUND 25
MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST BETWEEN
270 AND 290 DEGREES. SKY COVER WILL BE SCATTERED THIS MORNING BUT IS EXPECTED TO
BE SCATTERED TO BROKEN THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS
THE AREA WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR SPRINKLE THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (11000-28900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (146900-153100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     47     50     53     53     51
RH..............67     58     52     44     43     44
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 14  NW 14  W 12   W 12   NW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.ARTIC.01/MPX