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SPOT FORECAST FOR EVANSON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
735 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHWEST ONTARIO WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST...WITH
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES BUILDING TOWARD MINNESOTA.
THIS COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE BRISK WEST WINDS TODAY. AS THE
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REACHES MINNESOTA...WINDS WILL TAPER
OFF THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (16100-41400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (148600-172500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100-9300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     51     56     58     59     57
RH..............86     61     45     40     39     42
20 FT WIND......W 10   W 10   W 10   W 12   W 11   W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20     20     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (125000) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1700-7200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH LATE
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    8 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3700-43000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (196600-210300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 30 TO 39
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KRAUSE
REQUESTED BY...USFWS LITCHFIELD WMD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100503.EVANS.01/MPX