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SPOT FORECAST FOR BASS LAKE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
751 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 20 KTS
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........50 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 (17400-62100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (75000-121800) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  CLDY   CLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     51     57     60     62     61
RH..............60     50     23     19     21     16
20 FT WIND......NW 8   NW 7   NW 8   WNW 7  WNW 5   W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     10            10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (400-29000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53200-83900) LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...JOEL KEMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100410.BASSL.01/MPX