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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD RIVER STATE PARK...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
740 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.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 79.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-40400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (81700-128600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7600-8600 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO
                    9600-10600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 8500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 16
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     63     71     76     79     78
RH..............69     44     30     24     22     24
20 FT WIND......SE 4   SE 5   SE 6   SE 7   SE 6   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (23300-65500) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (1600-2200) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN DONAIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100520.WILDR.01/MPX