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SPOT FORECAST FOR ARCOLA2...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
829 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH WINDS NORTHWEST THIS MORNING
BECOMING WEST THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL
PROMOTE GUSTS TO 15 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10300-48700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (118100-121400).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     62     67     72     75     76
RH..............69     52     43     34     27     26
20 FT WIND......W 5    NW 6   NW 6   NW 6   W 7    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     15     15

.TONIGHT...

RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (68000-114800) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    FAIR (200-27900) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...FIRE MGT  OFFICER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130515.ARCOL.02/MPX