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SPOT FORECAST FOR FISH LAKE...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
726 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CHILLY START TO THE MORNING BUT YOU SHOULD WARM NICELY AT THE BURN
SITE WITH CLOUD FREE SKIES. THE CLOUDS WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL
THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. WINDS ARE A BIT TRICKY TODAY.
WE THINK THEY WILL VEER FROM EAST TO SOUTH AND EVENTUALLY
SOUTHWEST...BUT THIS MIGHT ACTUALLY HAPPEN A BIT SLOWER IN REALITY
THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE FORECAST. YOU MIGHT KEEP SOUTHEAST
WINDS FOR MOST OF THE BURN DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT LASTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10500-53700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61300-72000) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     51     57     62     65     64
RH..............62     46     42     40     38     46
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 5   S 5    S 6    SW 7   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.                     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN 60
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 19 TO 24 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND EARLY AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FRANKS
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130510.FISHL.01/MPX