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SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE LAKE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
714 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 IN THE
MID 50S. HOWEVER...THE VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES TO BOTTOM
OUT AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT CALM WINDS SHORTLY AFTER
SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-43800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (73100-85600) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21 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............38     46     49     53     54     51
RH..............51     38     34     28     26     29
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 7    N 8    NW 9   NW 9   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-47000) INCREASING TO FAIR TO
                    EXCELLENT (22700-62800) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4700-6100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100408.HORSE.01/MPX