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SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE ISLAND RESTORATION...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1003 AM CDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOL AND DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE BURN SITE
TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY LIGHT WINDS...WITH A LIGHT N TO NW
WIND UNDER 5 MPH EXPECTED TO COME DOWN THE RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THE DAY.
HIGHS WILL TOP OUT AROUND 50...WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES
FALLING OFF TO AROUND 30 PERCENT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6200-23700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 8 MPH.

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............40     46     48     50     51     46
RH..............48     40     34     30     29     35
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 5    NW 4   NW 4   NW 2   N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      4      5      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900-5600).

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...MARTY CASSELLIUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.PRAIR.01/MPX