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SPOT FORECAST FOR LINDBERGH SP...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
727 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
LOWER 50S. HOWEVER...THE VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES TO BOTTOM
OUT IN THE LOWER 20S THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT CALM WINDS SHORTLY AFTER
SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5500-41400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (67100-84600) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     43     46     50     52     50
RH..............50     36     31     25     23     24
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 6    N 7    N 8    N 8    N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (41700-72500) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (1500-18000) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-42100) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (52600-54800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT NOLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100408.LINDB.01/MPX