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SPOT FORECAST FOR ST CROIX SAVANNA SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
818 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AS DRIER AIR FILTERS
IN FROM THE NORTHEAST. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL...AND GENERALLY RANGE
BETWEEN 6 AND 10 KNOTS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 25
PERCENT FOR AFTERNOON MINIMUMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-37100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (57000-87500) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     54     58     61     62     59
RH..............51     43     36     31     27     29
20 FT WIND......N 5    NE 7   NE 8   NE 10  NE 10  NE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-49300) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (56400-85700) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100426.STCRO.01/MPX