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SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CREEK SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
646 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES TO REDWOOD FALLS WILL LIFT
NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT. LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS THIS MORNING AT THE SPOT LOCATION WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 15
MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH AT 15 MPH
TONIGHT. IT WILL BE QUITE WINDY ON WEDNESDAY WITH SOUTH WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........77 AT IGNITION...MAX 84.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-47200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (40500-72600) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     77     82     84     83     79
RH..............47     42     37     34     36     41
20 FT WIND......S 3    SE 5   SE 8   S 14   S 14   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.5             15     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....6      6      5      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 62.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (32000-81900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (148300-170600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 33 TO 41 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND
                    INCREASING TO 43 TO 51 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090519.SPRIN.01/MPX