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SPOT FORECAST FOR HARRISON...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
816 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE STATE
ALLOWING NORTHWEST WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES TO PREVAIL ONCE AGAIN
TODAY. AFTER A CHILLY START TO THE MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL
REBOUND INTO THE MID 40S THIS AFTERNOON...AND RH VALUES WILL FALL
TO AROUND 30%. EXPECT CLEAR SKIES AND NEARLY CALM WINDS TONIGHT.
TOMORROW WILL BE DRY AS WELL WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. THE
NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THURSDAY...
WITH RAIN CHANCES LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9200-30300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (110600-121900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 25
                    TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     38     43     45     44     40
RH..............50     38     32     28     29     36
20 FT WIND......NW 11  NW 14  NW 14  NW 14  N 14   N 11
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....3      2      2      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (84300-117100) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1700-3500).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2200-16400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120410.HARRI.01/MPX