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SPOT FORECAST FOR ALBION...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
718 AM CDT MON APR 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0806 CDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE DAY TODAY...WITH SPEEDS SUSTAINED
BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL
THIN OUT SOME BY THE AFTERNOON...WITH TEMPERATURES AGAIN GETTING UP INTO
THE MIDDLE 60S. INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THROUGH THE DAY WILL HELP
KEEP HUMIDITIES UP...WITH MINIMUM VALUES ONLY EXPECTED IN THE 50S. NO RAIN
EXPECTED AT THE SITE UNTIL AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT...WITH A WIND SHIFT TO A
MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION COMING TONIGHT AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5000-48500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1300-3200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 21 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 16
                    TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     54     58     62     64     65
RH..............66     64     64     58     57     57
20 FT WIND......E 11   SE 12  SE 12  SE 14  E 9    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     25     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3500-28300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (32600-78000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (65000-90600) LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120402.ALBIO.01/MPX