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SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTHVC...AFTON STATE PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
754 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...AND BRING
WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS TO THE BURN SITE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE
ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...WITH MAINLY DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL BE SOMEWHAT LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHEAST
BY AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE DRY
CONDITIONS ARRIVE FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (20800-36100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............59     61     63     64     65     64
RH..............75     75     72     73     73     75
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 6   E 7    E 7    E 6    NE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (22400-43700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 20
                    TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (46200-66500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...GENE GROEBNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090526.SOUTH.01/MPX