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FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITCHFIELD...FWS LITCHFIELD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
729 AM CST TUE FEB 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A BRISK SOUTH WIND AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL COVER THE SITE
TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 25
MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 37.
RH..................85 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (25200-49000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 31 TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 17
                    MPH.

TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     33     35     37     36     37
RH..............89     85     78     72     72     67
20 FT WIND......S 15   S 15   S 14   S 12   S 11   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2500-20100).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DRIZZLE LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40.
RH..................MIN 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400-3900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110215.LITCH.01/MPX