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SPOT FORECAST FOR MAMRE WEST...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
734 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEST WINDS AT IGNITION AS THE FRONT NEARS...AND THEN A SHIFT TO NORTHWEST
OCCURS AROUND NOON TO 1PM AS THE FRONT PASSES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE SITE. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL
BUILD INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WHEN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (11700-59300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (120300-139500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 24 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     64     65     67     66     64
RH..............58     45     38     34     36     38
20 FT WIND......SW 10  W 12   W 15   W 16   W 15   NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     30     25     25
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      3      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (75200-109800) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (3200-43800) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5100-52500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (106800-129800).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...USFWS LITCHFIELD WMD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100415.MAMRE.01/MPX