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SPOT FORECAST FOR I-58-49...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
747 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT RAIN OR SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD OUT
OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...POSSIBLY REACHING CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY REMAIN OUT
OF THE SOUTHEAST...ALTHOUGH ONE COMPUTER MODEL INDICATES LIGHT SOUTHWEST
WINDS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. A SOUTHWEST WIND DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY
BUT IS SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1 PM.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (41900-79500)...DECREASING
                    TO FAIR (26100) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............56     61     65     69     73     72
RH..............74     65     56     49     43     44
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SE 5   SE 7   SE 8   SE 6   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4100-24300).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5400-38200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (115800-146800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH
                    AROUND 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KRAUSE
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100521.I5849.01/MPX