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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROLLING FORKS...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
735 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN DAKOTAS WILL MOVE INTO
WESTERN MINNESOTA TODAY. LIGHT NORTH WINDS AT 4 TO 7 MPH THIS
MORNING WILL TURN NORTHEAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE A SUNNY
BUT COOL DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN
                    BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (7600-27700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     55     60     62     59     52
RH..............58     43     36     32     36     46
20 FT WIND......NE 4   NE 4   NE 4   E 4    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090929.ROLLI.01/MPX