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SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW RICHMOND...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
626 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY NORTHEAST FLOW WILL COVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REACH 20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. A
LIGHT NORTH WIND THIS MORNING WILL BECOME MORE NORTHEAST AT 7 TO
9 MPH FOR THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-52000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3700-5400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     43     51     56     59     57
RH..............75     51     36     29     24     25
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 6   NE 6   NE 6   NE 7   NE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2800-45900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RX FIRE SPLST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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