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SPOT FORECAST FOR SEM FEN SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
818 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.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WIND  8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (15000-30900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (51300-99000) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600-9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 14 12 TO 15 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............60     67     71     74     75     73
RH..............53     40     35     30     32     34
20 FT WIND......E 4    E 7    E 9    E 10   E 6    E 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5             14     16     11     5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.SEMFE.01/MPX