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SPOT FORECAST FOR GREY CLOUD SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
747 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERY DRY EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW TODAY WILL GIVE
AWAY TO INCREASING MOISTURE AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...AND INTO THE MIDWEST BY LATE TONIGHT. DEEPER MOISTURE FROM
THIS SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE FOR A CHANCE OF RAINFALL ON FRIDAY FOR MAINLY
EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 79.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-33500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (118100-157400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-10000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 22
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     65     72     77     79     78
RH..............57     40     28     24     23     26
20 FT WIND......E 4    SE 6   SE 9   SE 10  SE 9   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7
                    TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 25
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100520.GREYC.01/MPX