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SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWNTON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
557 AM CST TUE NOV 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE STRETCH OF WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL RISE WELL
INTO 60S THIS AFTERNOON UNDER GOOD SUNSHINE. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
HELP KEEP TEMPERATES WARM...BUT WILL ALSO BRING IN MORE MOISTURE.
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN ARRIVES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE BEST
CHANCES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE RAIN WILL BE ASSOCIATED
WITH AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT. OTHER THAN
MORE CLOUD COVER EARLY WEDNESDAY...LOOK FOR WARM TEMPERATURES
PRIOR TO THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES IN FRIDAY AND
SHOULD LARGELY AFFECT SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. COLDER AIR ARRIVES THIS
WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 16 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3700-52700) INCREASING TO FAIR TO
                    GOOD (28700-57800) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200-2800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 31
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     64     69     67     61     57
RH..............66     50     44     49     60     69
20 FT WIND......SE 12  SE 14  SE 14  SE 14  SE 11  SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     25     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8300-26600).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12700-56100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (76900-121800) EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO POOR TO GOOD
                    (4600-37100) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3300-4800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 33 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101109.BROWN.01/MPX