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SPOT FORECAST FOR I-28-4...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
615 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE LATE MORNING AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE ALOFT OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA MOVES EAST. DRY WEATHER
WILL PREVAIL TODAY ALONG WITH LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. LIGHT EAST
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST AT 6 TO 9 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AGAIN THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-38100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     50     57     60     61     59
RH..............49     34     24     23     23     25
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 6   SE 7   SE 7   SE 7   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      5      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (700-28100).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-45400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (76400-109100) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 24
                    MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090414.I284_.01/MPX