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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD RIVER STATE PARK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
750 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL OCCUR AT THE BURN SITE TODAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE SINKS SOUTH OF THE LOCAL AREA. THERE WILL BE PERIODS
OF HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS AS AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE PASSES ACROSS
THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-37000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (48500-80500) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO FAIR (22400) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3700-5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     46     53     57     56     51
RH..............85     63     48     40     40     48
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 6    W 8    W 9    W 8    SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400-3500).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-35100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61600-99900) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 40
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN DONAIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101019.WILDR.01/MPX