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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEHNAN...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
703 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING
WITH SPEEDS NEAR 15 MPH FROM IGNITION TIME ONWARD. THERE WILL ALSO
BE GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CLOUDINESS WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH A THREAT
FOR LIGHT RAIN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THERE IS A BETTER
CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 50
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2400-32600) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54800-93500) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 24
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC  LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............49     57     62     65     65     61
RH..............61     47     43     42     44     53
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 14  SE 14  SE 15  SE 14  SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     25     25     25     25     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      3      3      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (40600-92600) DECREASING TO
                    FAIR TO GOOD (18500-35000) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (34200-44200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130524.BEHNA.01/MPX