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SPOT FORECAST FOR TWIN LAKES...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
707 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING DOWN FROM THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES INTO THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY...WITH A COOLER...THOUGH VERY DRY NORTHEAST WIND
TAKING SHAPE. WILL BE A MUCH COOLER DAY TODAY...WITH HIGHS ONLY IN
THE MID 50S...BUT A SIGNIFICANT INTRUSION OF DRY AIR WILL ALLOW AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES AT THE BURN SITE TO FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. NE WINDS WILL
BE STRONGEST IN THE MORNING...WITH 8 TO 12 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
DURING THE MORNING GIVING WAY TO 5 TO 10 MPH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (49200-77900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 18 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     48     52     54     55     53
RH..............53     36     28     26     25     27
20 FT WIND......N 8    N 11   NE 10  NE 8   E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1400-48400).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3800-52500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (71400-100600) LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120426.TWINL.01/MPX