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SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE ISLAND...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1111 AM CST FRI NOV 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER WISCONSIN WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD
TODAY WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS REMAINING FAIRLY LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON ON
THE BACK SIDE ACROSS THE WISCONSIN/MINNESOTA BORDER. COULD HAVE
SOME GUSTS OF 10 TO 12 MPH ALONG THE RIVER VALLEY...BUT FOR
THE MOST PARTS WINDS SHOULD STAY AROUND 05 TO 08 MPH. SKIES WILL
BE CLEAR AND RH VALUES WILL LIKELY DROP INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN IS ZERO.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 44.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2600-22900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     44     43     40     36     35
RH..............40     31     33     43     61     72
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SE 4   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5                           10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600-3000).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3300-44500) INCREASING TO FAIR TO
                    GOOD (18800-53400) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...MARTY CASSELLIUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121116.PRAIR.01/MPX