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SPOT FORECAST FOR FULTS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
717 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (9600-28700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (153500-174400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100-9400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                     ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............36     42     48     51     53     54
RH..............89     70     58     52     48     45
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 10   NW 14  W 14   W 15   W 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     25     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BARDOU
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.FULTS.01/MPX