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SPOT FORECAST FOR 3 LAKES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
630 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER AREA WITH LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING
NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 YO 10 MPH THIS MORNING. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOWERING 25 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........FEW CLOUDS THIS MORNING.  THEN MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-37500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55300-85200) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 17 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     48     53     55     54     50
RH..............48     39     32     29     32     37
20 FT WIND......N 2    NE 8   N 5    N 5    NW 5   NW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 11 TO 16 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-45300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (65500-88800) LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...RX FIRE SPLST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.3LAKE.01/MPX