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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKLINING...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
730 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN IOWA WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT OFF
TO THE EAST TODAY...FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE DROPPING SOUTHEAST
FROM SOUTHERN CANADA. SWATH OF LOWER CLOUDS OVER THE AREA WILL DISSIPATE
BY LATE MORNING...ALLOWING FOR PLENTY OF CLEARING AND MUCH DRIER AIR
TO INFILTRATE THE AREA. RH VALUES WILL DROP TO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT
RANGE. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE
EVENING HOURS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN THE AROUND 15 MPH AND GUSTS
IN THE 25-30 MPH RANGE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (44100-84900) DECREASING TO
                    FAIR (26300) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 24 TO 32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 18
                    TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     54     57     58     57     51
RH..............61     50     40     34     30     36
20 FT WIND......N 14   N 14   N 12   N 12   N 9    N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     20     20     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200-3300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2700-48100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54200-63800) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.BLACK.01/MPX