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SPOT FORECAST FOR HALLS LAKE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
638 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE HAS DRIFTED TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS
AND IS NOW BUILDING INTO CANADA...WHICH MEANS WINDS WILL HAVE MORE
OF A TRUE EASTERLY COMPONENT TODAY. ATMOSPHERIC MIXING WILL NOT BE
AS GREAT TODAY...SO MINIMUM RH VALUES MAY NOT GET QUITE AS DRY AS
MONDAY MONDAY AFTERNOON...BUT STILL COULD DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT IN
MANY LOCATIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-48500) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (51600-52800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     53     59     63     65     64
RH..............70     48     34     26     25     31
20 FT WIND......E 4    E 5    E 7    E 7    E 8    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12700-55700) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (3500-5000) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110517.HALLS.01/MPX