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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOP UNITS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
730 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE TWO MAIN ISSUES FOR THIS FORECAST WILL BE THE WESTERLY WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHERLY TODAY...AND THE RH VALUES IN THE THE 50S AT
IGNITION TIME. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WESTERLY WINDS LATE THIS MORNING BECOMING
SOUTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND SOUTHERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON.
A FEW LOW CLOUDS WILL HANG AROUND THIS MORNING...WITH 50-60 PERCENT
RH VALUES AT IGNITION TIME. THE LOW CLOUDS WILL THIN OUT WITH
CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON...AND RH VALUES DROPPING TO
AROUND 30-40 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (22300-71900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5300-6400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING
                    TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     41     46     49     50     45
RH..............66     52     45     40     39     49
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 7    SW 7   SW 8   S 8    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-39100).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-34100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (71800-121100) LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (126200-152100) IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (96300) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BENGSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130425.SHOPU.01/MPX