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SPOT FORECAST FOR BROBERG...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
937 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...COLD NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY
THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY.  AT 930 AM THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE
CLOUD BAND ACROSS THE AREA EXTENDS FROM FERGUS FALLS TO MORRIS
TO MONTEVIDEO. DURING THE AFTERNOON THE CLOUDS OVER THE
BROGERG AREA SHOULD THIN AS THIS CLEARING AREA PUSHES
EAST. THE REMAINDER OF THE CLOUDS WILL CLEAR TONIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN. WARMER FOR TUESDAY WITH LIGHTER NORTH WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY.  EXPECT MUCH LOWER LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WIGH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (87900-136800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (139000) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 23 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     42     46     48     47     41
RH..............52     44     38     37     39     48
20 FT WIND......NW 14  N 13   N 13   N 10   N 8    N 4
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     20     18     15     5
HAINES INDEX....2      2      3      3      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH
                    AROUND NOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (900-24800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110502.BROBE.01/MPX