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FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAVEN WMA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
836 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERIST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES INTO MINNESOTA TODAY AND
TUESDAY.  LOOK FOR EAST WINDS TO BECOME A BIT GUSTY AROUND NOON. AS
WINDS BEGIN TO MIX DOWN EXPECT HUMIDITY TO DROP AND SCATTERED CUMULUS
CLOUDS TO DEVELOP.  WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHEAST ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5300-42400) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (58500-84000) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 11 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     67     70     73     73     71
RH..............56     41     35     31     30     35
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 6    E 8    E 10   E 9    NE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     14     17     14     6
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      3      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (16100-58300) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (900-1300) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOPPELMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.RAVEN.01/MPX