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SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW RICH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
628 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED EAST OF THE BURN LOCATION THIS MORNING...BUT
CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE ALL DAY...WHICH WILL MAKE
IT A STRUGGLE FOR TEMPERATURES TO REACH THE LOWER 50S. THIS WILL KEEP
HUMIDITIES ELEVATED UP AROUND 60 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK RIDGE
OF HIGH MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WILL HELP KEEP WINDS UNDER 10
MPH...WITH THE DIRECTION STAYING OUT OF THE EAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (11900-18300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     46     50     52     53     51
RH..............89     71     63     61     61     66
20 FT WIND......E 4    E 4    E 4    E 5    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17100-21000).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (23000-52900).

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