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SPOT FORECAST FOR WANG...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
752 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.........SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3500-26900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (108300-130300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 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 (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     41     45     46     46     41
RH..............41     34     28     25     26     33
20 FT WIND......N 11   NW 14  NW 15  N 15   N 15   N 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (52700-99600) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO GOOD (2200-33800) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2600-22700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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