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SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RIVER SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
756 AM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STUBBORN LOW PRESSURE NEAR WINNIPEG WILL DRIFT EAST...
AND BE JUST NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR MONDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE LOW. AS THE LOW
MOVES EAST... MORE SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON... BUT
MAINLY IN EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. THE LOW WILL ALSO
PRODUCE SOME GUSTY WEST WINDS TODAY...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY OF 25 MPH.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE QUICKLY ON TUESDAY... WITH A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3800-43100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (202600-239400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 36 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     61     62     60     54     50
RH..............42     38     36     37     48     56
20 FT WIND......W 16   W 18   W 17   W 12   W 9    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.30     30     30     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (169800-216000) DECREASING TO FAIR
                    (15000-18400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200-8400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-1700 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (21100-55500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (214400-244800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10300-11500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 21 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100502.COTTO.01/MPX