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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RATHER STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE BURN
SITE TODAY WITH SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH LIKELY. THERE WILL BE
PATCHY CLOUDINESS THIS MORNING WITH OVERCAST CONDITIONS DEVELOPING
THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT RAIN IS LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
THE RAIN CONTINUING FOR A TIME TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3300-42100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (65700-97000) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 17 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 28
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                     CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............49     59     65     66     66     64
RH..............66     49     43     43     47     52
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 14  S 15   S 16   S 15   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     25     25     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 60
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8000-31400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130524.FLORI.01/MPX