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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIPPEWA VALLEY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
731 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SINK INTO THE BURN AREA TODAY...BRINGING
WITH IT A CONTINUED FEED OF DRY AIR. THE HIGH SINKING IN WILL ALSO LEAD
TO LIGHTER NORTH WINDS TODAY AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS STAYING LESS THAN
20 MPH. DESPITE FULL SUN TODAY...TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY TOP OUT AROUND
50. HOWEVER...THE VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES TO BOTTOM
OUT AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT CALM WINDS SHORTLY AFTER
SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-31800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53700-64300) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     41     45     48     49     48
RH..............64     46     36     31     30     31
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 6    N 7    NW 8   NW 8   N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-50900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-44200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54200-63100) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100408.CHIPP.01/MPX