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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOX ROAD BLACKLINING...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
746 AM CST TUE NOV 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. FOG WILL
GRADUALLY BURN OFF THROUGH THE MORNING WITH MORE SUNSHINE THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE MUCH OF THE DAY
BECOMING A BIT MORE SOUTHERLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE RIDGE PASSES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 1 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900-4600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............32     39     46     48     44     38
RH..............85     67     55     51     60     76
20 FT WIND......N 2    W 1    SW 2   S 4    S 4    SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.                     5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700-3000).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700-12300).

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...BOB BENGSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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