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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST VALLEY...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
734 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...AND BRING LIGHT NORTHWEST
WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOW 60S AT THE BURN SITE...AND
COMBINE WITH DECREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO BELOW 25 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF BY THIS EVENING...AND
CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO SOUTHEASTERLY IN DIRECTION TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 25 MPH
AND 30 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH
                    UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2300-34500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (38100-84800) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (15700)
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     51     57     60     61     59
RH..............55     39     28     24     23     26
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 6   NW 6   NW 5   N 4    SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10            5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      4      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.LOSTV.01/MPX