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SPOT FORECAST FOR STRANDNESS PRAIRIE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
946 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLD NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY
THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY.  AT 945 AM THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE
CLOUD BAND ACROSS THE AREA EXTENDS FROM FERGUS FALLS TO MORRIS
TO MONTEVIDEO. DURING THE AFTERNOON THE CLOUDS OVER THE
STANDNESS PRAIRIE AREA SHOULD THIN AS THIS CLEARING AREA PUSHES
EAST. THE REMAINDER OF THE CLOUDS WILL CLEAR TONIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN. WARMER FOR TUESDAY WITH LIGHTER NORTH WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY.  EXPECT MUCH LOWER LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (85700-132400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-6000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-7300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 23 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     40     44     47     49     44
RH..............59     48     41     38     38     45
20 FT WIND......NW 14  NW 14  N 12   N 10   N 9    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     22     18     15
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (117900) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (200-1300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH
                    AROUND NOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (200-43900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBEDKMPXFWSMPX
.TAG 20110502.STRAN.01/MPX