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SPOT FORECAST FOR ORDWAY PRAIRIE SW UNIT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
820 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JUNE 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE THE BURN SITE WITH MILD AND DRY
CONDITIONS TODAY. OTHER THAN SOME AFTERNOON CU...SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY
SUNNY...WITH HIGHS GETTING UP INTO THE LOWER 70S...WHICH WILL ALLOW
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TO FALL TO AROUND 40 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF
THE NW TODAY AT 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-44700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60600-107300) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     67     70     73     75     73
RH..............72     56     47     43     38     41
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 6   NW 6   NW 8   NW 8   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (46700-74500) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (1300-22600) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-50900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61800-81200) IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...CENTRAL MINNESOTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120602.ORDWA.01/MPX