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SPOT FORECAST FOR SVOR WEST...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
733 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

CORRECTION FOR SURFACE WIND.

.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.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (20300-44200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (139300-162700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100-8900 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 21 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     45     51     56     58     59
RH..............89     82     61     47     40     39
20 FT WIND......W 7    NW 10  NW 12  W 12   NW 14  NW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     25     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KRAUSE
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100503.SVORW.01/MPX