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SPOT FORECAST FOR DAMBROTEN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
641 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN CONCERN TODAY WILL BE THE WEAK WINDS. AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS CENTERED JUST TO THE WEST OF GRANITE FALLS ALONG THE
MN/DAKOTA BORDER. THE CALM WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY
BECOME NORTHWEST LATER THIS MORNING AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER MIXES AND
TAPS INTO THE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT. THEREFORE SHOULD HAVE
PERSISTENT NORTHWEST WINDS OF CLOSE TO 10KTS ALONG THE MINNESOTA
RIVER VALLEY...BUT BY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON THE WINDS WILL
BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AS THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY
SLIDES EASTWARD OVER MINNESOTA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2300-37900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61700-67700) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     47     52     54     57     59
RH..............56     37     31     25     21     23
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 6   NW 8   NW 8   NW 7   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (11100-57800) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (900-2400) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-44200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (50000-80100) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO FAIR (23200) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130512.DAMBR.02/MPX