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SPOT FORECAST FOR LEE ISLAND...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1033 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EARLIER SHOWERS HAVE SHIFTED JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA AND
WILL REMAIN OVER YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY. CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE THOUGH
OVER THE SITE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME A LITTLE EAST OF
NORTH BY BURN TIME...THEN GRADUALLY TURN BACK TO THE DUE NORTH BY
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL BE CONSISTENT...GENERALLY AROUND
10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (13400-53100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (63800-83000) BY BURN TIME.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     50     52     53     51     47
RH..............64     50     46     45     50     56
20 FT WIND......NNE 11 NE 11  NE 11  N 9    N 7    N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (37200-72200) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (3700-12800) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 16 TO 23 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45.
RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (18700-68100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (77300-88000) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 25 TO 32 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 38 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110413.LEEIS.01/MPX