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FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIPPEWA PRAIRIE...MN-DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
952 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY NORTHEAST FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE SITE TODAY. HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDINESS WILL GRADUALLY THIN THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL
BE FROM THE NORTHEAST (030-050) AT 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
REACHING 20 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-45800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (66900-113400) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     55     57     58     56     50
RH..............54     45     40     35     38     48
20 FT WIND......NE 9   NE 10  NE 10  NE 11  NE 10  N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      5      4      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (57500-96900) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (1100-23800) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...DAVID TRAUBA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100426.CHIPP.01/MPX