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SPOT FORECAST FOR PELICAN LAKE...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
744 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE AND CLEAR SKIES WILL COVER THE SITE THROUGH SUNDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING MAY TURN A LITTLE
MORE NORTHERLY (340-350) DURING THE LATE MORNING BEFORE SETTLING
BACK TO A NORTHWEST DIRECTION (320-330) THIS AFTERNOON. SPEEDS
WILL BE NEAR 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH. THE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 5 MPH OR LESS AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-50500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62700-103200) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     55     60     63     62     55
RH..............40     22     17     16     17     24
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 7    NW 8   NW 9   NW 5   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15            5
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (37200-75300) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (200-10700) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH BECOMING NORTH 1 TO 7
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-49900) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (42200-52700) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...USFWS LITCHFIELD WMD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100417.PELIC.01/MPX