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SPOT FORECAST FOR BETTERLY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
534 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...N AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE EASTERN
ROCKIES...WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTHEAST OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. DRY AND MILDER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO MODERATE
INTO THE UPPER 60S AND 70S BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
LOWER BETWEEN 25 TO 35 PERCENT WITH WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MILES
AN HOUR BY TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-51100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54400-67000) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 21 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     44     52     57     58     55
RH..............72     49     36     30     30     37
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 6    S 8    S 11   S 10   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     20     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4600-51200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (65800-109000) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 32 MPH INCREASING TO 36 TO 39 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...JOEL KEMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100329.BETTE.01/MPX