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SPOT FORECAST FOR ERICKSON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
701 AM CDT MON APR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE
AMERY AREA TODAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TURN MORE SOUTHWEST
DURING THE DAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO LIFT OUT OF COLORADO INTO IOWA.
MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WELL AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL
SPREAD INTO THE AREA DURING THE DAY.  SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-42200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (99100-143700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600-8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                  SCHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE        RNSHWR
TEMP............42     49     56     61     61     59
RH..............73     52     37     33     33     37
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 9    W 9    SW 8   SW 5   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     12
HAINES INDEX....4      5      4      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 60
                    PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (28200-57700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (82200-86600) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 17 TO 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...JOEL KEMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100405.ERICK.01/MPX