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SPOT FORECAST FOR KENSINGTON...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
726 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. WIND GUSTS TODAY MAY BE HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-54600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (67500-97200) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 23 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............48     54     61     66     68     67
RH..............54     43     32     27     25     29
20 FT WIND......E 7    SE 10  SE 11  SE 14  SE 14  SE 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (40600-92900) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO GOOD (5500-35100) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 17 TO 22 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8900-54600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (71600-108600) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110517.KENSI.01/MPX