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SPOT FORECAST FOR ARCOLA2...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
759 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS BECOMING MORE WESTERLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
STRONGEST WINDS AND GUSTS POTENTIAL WILL REMAIN DURING THE
MORNING...WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF GUSTS OVER 15 KTS
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (21400-61300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (77600-124800) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     57     61     62     62     55
RH..............50     24     18     21     16     22
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 7   NW 6   NW 5   W 7    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10            10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WEYENBERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100410.ARCOL.02/MPX