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SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CREEK SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
759 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHWEST ONTARIO WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST...WITH
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES BUILDING TOWARD MINNESOTA.
THIS COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE BRISK WEST WINDS TODAY. COLD AIR IN
THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL LINGER IN THE WAKE OF
THE LOW...RESULTING IN A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN AFTERNOON SHOWER.
AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REACHES MINNESOTA...WINDS WILL TAPER
OFF THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (7100-28700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (191700-212900).

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....              S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TEMP............49     55     59     61     62     60
RH..............66     53     44     39     38     39
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 10   W 12   W 14   W 10   W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     25     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (182000) DECREASING TO POOR TO GOOD
                    (1100-34200).

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FORECASTER...KRAUSE
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100503.SPRIN.01/MPX