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SPOT FORECAST FOR J I  CASE...FWS FERGUS FALLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
720 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES
REGION TODAY. IN RESPONSE...CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THESE
WILL THEN VERY GRADUALLY THIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN
FROM A NORTH NORTHEAST DIRECTION AND HOLD FAIRLY STEADY NEAR 10 TO
12 MPH THIS MORNING. THESE WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...YIELDING DRY AND WARMER
CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (26400-44500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     57     59     60     60     58
RH..............68     63     60     60     60     64
20 FT WIND......NE 10  NE 10  NE 9   E 8    E 6    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-26000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3200-52700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (48500-66200) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090527.JICAS.01/MPX