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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEN WADE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
611 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE UPPER MIDWEST
THROUGH THURSDAY.  A STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS
WILL BRUSH THE UPPER MIDWEST ON THURSDAY ALLOWING FOR AN
INCREASE IN SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS. SOME SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THE SYSTEM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...AND FRIDAY. HOWEVER...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL CAUSE WIND SPEEDS
TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-42300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (105600-118400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800-8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     64     70     73     75     74
RH..............50     35     28     24     22     23
20 FT WIND......SE 6   S 8    S 10   S 11   S 11   S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....6      6      5      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (69700-104000) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (2000-39300) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-51100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (170100-196800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 33
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100519.BENWA.01/MPX