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SPOT FORECAST FOR RANDALL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
632 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN EASTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY TODAY. EAST WINDS WILL BE A
BIT GUSTY AT TIMES...TO NEAR 30 MPH. THE CHANCES FOR RAIN INCREASE
LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM OVER KANSAS MOVES EAST
THROUGH THE PLAINS. THE RAIN WILL SPREAD EAST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY SATURDAY... AND CHANGE TO SNOW OVER THE AREA. TOTAL
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS COULD BE ONE QUARTER TO THREE FOURTHS OF AN
INCH BY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH PERHAPS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDY
CONDITIONS OUT OF THE EAST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 18 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4600-57500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (59600-90200) LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     36     41     44     46     45
RH..............69     64     55     49     47     49
20 FT WIND......E 14   E 16   E 17   E 17   E 17   E 16
20 FT WIND GUST.25     30     30     30     30     30
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      3      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (44100-91100) DECREASING TO
                    GOOD (37300-53100) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (51000-83500) DECREASING TO
                    FAIR (27300-28000) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HULTQUIST
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110414.RANDA.01/MPX