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SPOT FORECAST FOR CARLSON LAKE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLD AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY.
AT 1020 AM THE BACK EDGE OF CLOUD SHIELD ACROSS THE CARLSON LAKE
AREA RAN FROM JUST NORTHWEST OF PARK RAPIDS TO PERHAM TO MORRIS.
DURING THE MID AFTERNOON CLOUDS WILL THIN ACROSS THE BURN AREA AS
CLEARING ADVANCES TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST. THE REMAINDER OF THE
CLOUDS WILL CLEAR THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.
WARMER FOR TUESDAY WITH LIGHTER NORTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
DURING THE DAY.  EXPECT MUCH LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS AROUND 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (82400-125700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  MCLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............36  37  38  40  42  43  45  46  45  45  42  39
RH..............59  56  54  50  46  45  41  40  40  42  46  51
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..12  14  12  12  12  11  10  10  9   7   5   4
20 FT WIND GUST.23  25  25  24  23  22  19  15  15  10      5
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AROUND NOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1100-30200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.

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


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY