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SPOT FORECAST FOR SYNDICATE LUND AMEND...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
916 AM CDT THU SEP 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE BURN SITE ONCE AGAIN
TODAY. WINDS WILL MAINTAIN A NW DIRECTION DURING THE DAY...AND BY THE
AFTERNOON WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP AROUND
20 MPH. ANOTHER ROUND OF DEEP MIXING IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES ONCE AGAIN FALLING OFF TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT. CLOUD
COVER WILL BE INCREASING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................26 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (76500-124900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (133400-160400) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200-6400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000-10200 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............61     65     67     67     64     55
RH..............32     26     24     25     30     45
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 11  NW 11  NW 9   NW 5   NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (69500-110100) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (900-31100) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-32900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60100-84100) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (117200-160200) LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO EXCELLENT (181600-187100) EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (120600)
                    DECREASING TO GOOD (56600) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120920.SYNDI.01/MPX