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SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW RICHMOND...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
702 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UNSEASONABLY MILD AIR WILL ONCE AGAIN DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS
THE PLANNING AREA THIS WEEKEND AS LOW PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE
ACROSS THE NRN HIGH PLAINS. LOW CLOUDS WILL ONCE AGAIN SLOW DOWN THE
WARMING THIS MORNING...BUT BY THE AFTERNOON...ALL BUT WRN WI SHOULD
SEE SKIES BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY. SUNDAY...A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT UP TO
ABOUT I-94...WITH HOT/DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SOUTH OF IT...WITH
HIGHS TOPPING OUT IN THE 80S AND HUMIDITIES FALLING BACK INTO THE
30S FROM SRN INTO WRN MN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................96 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2800-51100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     42     52     60     63     64
RH..............100    96     74     60     58     58
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 10  S 10   S 10   S 10   S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      4      3      4      5      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-37500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...RX FIRE SPLST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120331.NEWRI.01/MPX