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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOUGHDAHL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
645 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 10 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-47800) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (52400-57000) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     46     53     58     59     59
RH..............69     45     35     30     30     32
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 5    S 6    S 6    S 7    SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (22400-61500) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (2800-9900) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 23 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CHANCE OF RAIN 70
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (14600-58800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (71900-116800) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.

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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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