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SPOT FORECAST FOR EVENSON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
823 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHEAST WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EASTWARD
WHILE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE NORTH MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN
CANADA. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY
AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. IN FACT THE WINDS MAY BE SO LIGHT THAT AREAS
IN THE VALLEY MAY SEE A TOPOGRAPHIC INFLUENCE ON THE WIND DIRECTION.
RH VALUES WILL START AROUND 40 PERCENT AT IGNITION TIME...BUT DROP
INTO THE UPPER 20S BY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1100-47700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (51700-62700) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5000-6900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 6900-8000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     64     69     71     70     64
RH..............44     37     30     28     30     38
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 8    S 9    S 10   SW 9   S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-47400).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3700-49300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (60400-82600) IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130427.EVENS.01/MPX