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SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHOFFMAN PILE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
733 AM CDT MON JUL 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY THE PROJECT WILL REMAIN BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO
VALLEY AND A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE WESTERN DAKOTAS.  THIS WILL
BRING AN INCREASE IN SOUTH WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY. A FEW SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS
THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAKE A RETURN
ON WEDNESDAY PUSHING PRECIPITATION SOUTH OF THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL
BEGIN TO PUSH BACK NORTH TOWARD THE WEEKEND SPAWNING ANOTHER THREAT
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........77 AT IGNITION...MAX 85.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-48200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60000-75900) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     77     82     84     85     83
RH..............78     64     56     55     53     57
20 FT WIND......SE 7   S 10   S 11   S 12   S 10   S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     13     16     20     15     12
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
                    POSSIBLE LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....69.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (30100-65800) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (6000-12400) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING AFTER DARK.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER
                    1500 AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4200-44900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (39200-88900) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...USFWS LITCHFIELD WMD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100726.SCHOF.01/MPX