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SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNSET...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
831 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE WESTERN TWIN CITIES METRO
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SUNSET PROJECT AROUND THE 1100 IGNITION TIME.
WATCH FOR THE SOUTHWEST WINDS TO BECOME NORTHWEST.  CLOUDS IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT WILL ALSO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. NO PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT.  RAIN WILL IMPACT THE AREA BEGINNING TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY MOST OF THE MORNING...PARTLY SUNNY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN
                    NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4400-39400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     54     57     60     57     54
RH..............77     69     60     51     51     66
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 7    NW 11  NW 10  NW 7   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (11800-29600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 13 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...JAMES WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091019.SUNSE.01/MPX