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SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR MILLS...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
634 AM CST TUE NOV 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE STRETCH OF WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL RISE WELL
INTO 60S THIS AFTERNOON UNDER GOOD SUNSHINE. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
HELP KEEP TEMPERATES WARM...BUT WILL ALSO BRING IN MORE MOISTURE.
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN ARRIVES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE BEST
CHANCES IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE RAIN WILL BE ASSOCIATED
WITH AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT. OTHER THAN
MORE CLOUD COVER EARLY WEDNESDAY...LOOK FOR WARM TEMPERATURES
PRIOR TO THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES IN FRIDAY AND
SHOULD LARGELY AFFECT SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. COLDER AIR ARRIVES THIS
WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2800-52500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200-2700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 400
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 25
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     66     64     58     55     52
RH..............53     48     54     69     77     83
20 FT WIND......SE 12  SE 11  SE 10  SE 9   SE 8   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7100-8600).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10800-57800) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    TO EXCELLENT (50000-78400) EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR
                    (3700-23000) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    300-1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...USFWS LITCHFIELD WMD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101109.CEDAR.02/MPX