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SPOT FORECAST FOR EDWARDS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
826 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 CDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST AND
EXIT THE STATE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE EXITED
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE BALANCE
OF THE DAY... ALONG WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE DAY... GENERALLY BELOW 10 MPH... AND SLIGHTLY WEST OF DUE
NORTH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL AS TEMPERATURES WARM AND DRIER AIR
OVERSPREADS THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
TO BE IN PLACE INTO THURSDAY BRINGING DRY WEATHER WITH IT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........76 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (15000-42800).

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     75     78     75     70     63
RH..............58     50     43     46     55     65
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 6    N 5    N 5    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...HULTQUIST
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090825.EDWAR.01/MPX