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SPOT FORECAST FOR LEE SE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
923 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WARMING THROUGH THE MID 40S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
DROPPING TO THE MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 11 TO 16 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (15500-56800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (82400-126400) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6700 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 17 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     44     45     45     46     41
RH..............57     47     40     36     38     46
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 14   N 14   N 14   N 14   N 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     25     25     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....4      3      2      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (80300-114900) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (2400-48000) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (16100-60200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (84200-109700) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130502.LEESE.01/MPX