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SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRING...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
839 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SLOWLY SOUTH INTO MINNESOTA TODAY.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE FROM 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REACH 25 TO 30 PERCENT
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12600-52200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (68300-102300) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     58     61     62     59     52
RH..............41     36     31     28     32     39
20 FT WIND......NE 11  NE 12  NE 12  NE 10  NE 9   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     20     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 12
                    TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110515.COLDS.01/MPX