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SPOT FORECAST FOR ARCTANDER PILES...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
726 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JUNE 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE DAKOTAS WILL SLOWLY
SHIFT EAST TODAY...WORKING WITH A DEVELOPING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
OVER THE NORTHWEST STATES. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL START THE DAY
WITH CLOUDS STEADILY INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. CHANCES OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE BY THE AFTERNOON WITH ONLY
SCATTERED COVERAGE EXPECTED. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH
GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. IN ADDITION TO THE WARMER
TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITY WILL BE ON THE RISE AS PROLONGED SOUTHERLY
FLOW WILL BRING IN ADDITIONAL MOISTURE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........76 AT IGNITION...MAX 82.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-44300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (61700-87400) LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....              CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............70     76     80     82     82     80
RH..............66     56     47     44     47     54
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 9    S 8    S 9    S 10   S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 64.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (27800-63300) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (3700-6300) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82.
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (7400-47100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (57700-102800) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130619.ARCTA.01/MPX
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