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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIERBRAUER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
720 AM CDT SUN APR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE JUST EAST OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE AWAY TODAY.
CLOUD COVER WILL BE EXTENSIVE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY...WITH POSSIBLY
SOME BREAKS LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL BRING IN ADDITIONAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WHICH WILL KEEP RH VALUES
IN THE 40S. CHANCES FOR RAINFALL RETURN TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW AS THE
FIRST IN A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE
WEEK APPROACH THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF
AN INCH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3400-51600) INCREASING TO FAIR TO
                    EXCELLENT (19000-65600) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-4200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1600
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............48     55     57     58     59     56
RH..............60     49     47     49     47     53
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 11  SE 11  SE 11  SE 9   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      2      2      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400-4600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5700-52700).

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...RX FIRE SPLST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120429.BIERB.01/MPX