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SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK RIDGE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
754 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING...WITH
BRISK NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT. TEMPERATURES WILL
LIKELY HOLD OR ONLY RISE A FEW DEGREES FROM MORNING LOWS
ALONG WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. SOME SPRINKLES ARE POSSIBLE
THIS MORNING...BUT NOTHING SHOULD MEASURE. SOME SUNSHINE
IS POSSIBLY AFTER 2 PM ALONG WITH THE CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS
UP TO 25 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 39.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (39200-72900).

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     39     39     39     36     32
RH..............73     64     59     59     61     72
20 FT WIND......NW 14  NW 14  NW 14  NW 12  N 7    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     20     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-46800).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300-7900).

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...RX FIRE SPECLST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121101.OAKRI.01/MPX