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SPOT FORECAST FOR FLORIDA SLOUGH UNIT 1...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
655 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE NEAR DULUTH WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TODAY. LIGHT SOUTHEAST
WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH BY LATE
THIS MORNING. THE WIND WILL THEN BECOME SOUTHERLY AT 10 TO 15 MPH
FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING AS THE TROF OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO
MINNESOTA FROM THE DAKOTAS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
                    10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-52700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (115800-117100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     55     62     67     69     68
RH..............70     49     38     33     31     33
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 7   SE 9   S 11   S 14   S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (92000-124000) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (5100-53100) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4600-31300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (155000-200700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8300-10100 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...USFWS LITCHFIELD WMD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.FLORI.01/MPX