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SPOT FORECAST FOR BAH LAKES...USFWS FERGUS FALLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
804 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN DAKOTAS WILL BUILD ACROSS MINNESOTA
TODAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING THEN SLOWLY
DIMINISHING TO NEAR 5 MPH BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (12800-63100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (65700-73700) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-8400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     50     55     58     59     57
RH..............64     50     41     36     34     36
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 6   NW 6   NW 5   NW 5   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10            10     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      3      3      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (11900-61000) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (700-1700) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1600-47500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (119400-140700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5700
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7900
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    10100-12000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 9800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090510.BAHLA.01/MPX