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SPOT FORECAST FOR HALLS LAKE S...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
644 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CENTER ITSELF OVER THE OHIO VALLEY...LEADING TO
A WARMER SOUTHERLY FLOW TODAY. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THROUGH MOST OF
THE DAY WITH RH VALUES DOWN IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS
WILL BE NO HIGHER THAN 12 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM
ARRIVES FROM THE PLAINS TONIGHT. TODAY WILL BE THE LAST RAIN-FREE
DAY FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL
PROGRESS THROUGH THE REGION...BRINGING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-50000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53000-63500) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     49     56     60     62     62
RH..............64     42     34     32     31     31
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 7    S 9    S 10   S 11   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     20     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (29700-60900) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO GOOD (5000-38600) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 38
                    MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (42200-82200).

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120412.HALLS.01/MPX