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SPOT FORECAST FOR TYRONE FLATS...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
902 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
AREA TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE STATE OVERNIGHT...
WITH RETURN FLOW FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST LATE WEDNESDAY AS
THE HIGH MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST. PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY
FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS MAINLY
CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
OVER THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-51500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (132500-136600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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............63     67     69     71     70     68
RH..............48     36     27     21     21     24
20 FT WIND......N 11   N 14   N 14   N 14   NW 14  NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....5      4      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100-6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 14 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1100-31600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO
                    8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.TYRON.01/MPX