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SPOT FORECAST FOR SACRED HEART...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
548 AM CST TUE NOV 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3500-50600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 400
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 28
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     52     61     66     64     58
RH..............93     69     53     47     52     67
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 12  SE 14  SE 14  SE 12  SE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25     20     20
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 46.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3700-9700).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (7000-47300) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55000-85900) EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR
                    (4600-26800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    300-1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 22 TO 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 24
                    TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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