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SPOT FORECAST FOR LANDERS...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
834 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...RESULTING
IN A MAINLY CLEAR SKY AND DRY WEATHER. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP
OFF INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP OVER THE AREA TUESDAY BRINGING A SMALL
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE
NEXT WIDESPREAD CHANCE FOR RAIN DOES NOT LOOK TO COME IN UNTIL TOWARD
THE END OF WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................20 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST
                    8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2800-47200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60600-99800) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     72     74     73     68     60
RH..............23     20     18     22     32     44
20 FT WIND......SW 10  SW 11  W 12   W 10   W 8    SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (60500-92700) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    FAIR (1800-29800) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-43700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (68200-104000) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120513.LANDE.01/MPX