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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEYL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
642 AM CDT FRI APR 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED FROM SOUTHERN CANADA INTO THE GREAT LAKES
COMBINED WITH A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS
WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED DRY SOUTHEAST WIND TODAY. SPEEDS WILL QUICKLY
PICK UP THIS MORNING AND LOOK TO BE SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 20 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON RIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGHS WILL AGAIN TOP
OUT IN THE MID 50S...ALLOWING HUMIDITIES BY THE AFTERNOON TO FALL BACK
TO AROUND 25 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST
                    8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-48900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (59900-92400) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN
TEMP............42     49     53     55     56     53
RH..............48     36     27     25     26     36
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 11  SE 12  SE 12  E 12   E 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (64200-91700) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (5000-52600) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (34200-77700).

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...RX FIRE SPLST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120427.BEYL_.01/MPX