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SPOT FORECAST FOR LINDGREN LAKE...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1039 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.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................23 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-40100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (64400-100600) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     70     72     71     68     60
RH..............27     23     22     24     32     43
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 10   SW 11  W 10   W 8    SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (55900-89100) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (2100-27200) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-52800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (65200-103000) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD
                    (36900-46700) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5500-6700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    INCREASING TO 7900-9000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6200 FT AGL DECREASING
                    TO 3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120513.LINDG.01/MPX