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SPOT FORECAST FOR DAHLGREN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
732 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVES
FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS MORNING BEFORE DECREASING
SLIGHTLY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW GUSTS TO BETWEEN 15 AND
10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON HOWEVER. A BAND OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH THE BULK OF THE ACTIVITY REMAINING
JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE BURN SITE...BUT EXPECT THAT SOME LIGHT RAIN WILL CROSS THE
BURN SITE PRIOR TO IGNITION TIME. THE RAIN WILL EXIT THE LOCAL AREA BY IGNITION
TIME WITH SKIES CLEARING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN
LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST FRIDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (32600-77500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61400-89700) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6600 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     59     62     66     65     61
RH..............55     48     41     34     35     42
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 8   NW 9   NW 9   NW 8   N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.18     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1600-50200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2800-44900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58100-73300) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BARDOU
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090521.DAHLG.01/MPX