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SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CREEK SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
818 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LARGE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  A VEIL OF HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL EXTEND
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.  A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND
NOON. AS THE INVERSION DISSIPATES WINDS WILL BECOME MAINLY SOUTHEAST
WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH.  MIXING OF DRIER AIR ALOFT WILL ALLOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DIP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL BECOME LIGHT THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1900-42200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (57200-102900) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     64     68     71     72     70
RH..............56     43     34     31     30     35
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 5   SE 7   SE 8   SE 7   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     12     13     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      4

.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100516.SPRIN.01/MPX