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SPOT FORECAST FOR RAPIDS SHOP...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
554 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING
AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER WISCONSIN MOVES EAST. WIND SPEEDS WILL
REACH 10 MPH BY IGNITION TIME WITH SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH AS WELL IN THE
AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SMALL THREAT FOR SOME SPRINKLES BETWEEN 10
AM AND 1 PM. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE NEAR 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-47800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (67900-107300) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3900-5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....              S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     55     62     67     70     69
RH..............47     37     31     30     32     39
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 8    S 12   S 14   S 14   S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.       15     20     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-46800).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 TO 18
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 22
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    WEST 28 TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RYAN PETERSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130513.RAPID.01/MPX