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SPOT FORECAST FOR TENHOFF...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
658 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST OF THE BURN SITE THIS
MORNING. A LIGHT SOUTH WIND EARLY ON WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AT 5
TO 7 MPH FOR THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. THERE WILL
SOME PATCHY CLOUDINESS THIS MORNING WITH A MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY
DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 35 PERCENT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-39700) INCREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (11000-53900) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4000-5800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     54     58     60     61     60
RH..............70     50     44     39     38     39
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 5   W 5    SW 4   SW 3   S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.                     5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100-2400).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2200-24800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.TENHO.01/MPX