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SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR MOUNTAIN SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
924 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS JUST ABOUT DIRECTLY OVER THE AREA EARLY
THIS MORNING BUT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT
THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........80 AT IGNITION...MAX 87.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
                    18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-43000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62700-108100) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (51500)
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2000
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 35 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............72     80     84     87     84     77
RH..............50     38     34     30     32     40
20 FT WIND......E 7    SE 9   S 16   S 21   S 21   S 22
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     30     35     35     35
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 23 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...STEVE WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090519.CEDAR.01/MPX