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SPOT FORECAST FOR LARSON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
625 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1100-35300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (116100-136500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 22
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     69     73     75     74     69
RH..............38     28     25     23     24     30
20 FT WIND......S 7    SE 10  SE 12  SE 12  SE 11  SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (71000-118800) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (900-32200) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1100-42200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (138400-186200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 32
                    MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100519.LARSO.05/MPX