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SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW RICHMOND...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
625 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY EASTERLY FLOW OF AIR WILL COVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AS A
SYSTEM OF HIGH PRESSURE SITS OVER ONTARIO. MINIMUM HUMIDITY THIS
AFTERNOON REACHING 20 TO 25 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2400-39700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-4100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3800-5100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............32     40     47     53     55     54
RH..............78     52     35     26     24     26
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 8    E 7    E 6    E 6    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-48400) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55500-69400) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH.

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