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SPOT FORECAST FOR FREEMAN...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
755 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THIN MASK OF CLOUDS LINGERING THIS MORNING BUT SHOULD HAVE GOOD SUNSHINE
BY THE IGNITION TIME. AS THE CLOUDS CLEAR...MIXING WILL INCREASE
AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD BEGIN. THE WINDS AND SUN WILL
LAST THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON...AND WILL SEE FALLING RH VALUES
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AS WELL. NO PRECIP IS FORECAST FOR THE
NEXT 3 DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 47.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3500-45800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53300-94500) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (27900) LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3700-5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     44     47     47     41     35
RH..............62     53     47     45     52     56
20 FT WIND......NW 11  NW 14  NW 14  NW 12  NW 9   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     20     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1200-3400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-35700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200-3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FRANKS
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111102.FREEM.01/MPX