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SPOT FORECAST FOR TRIBUTE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
732 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL IN GENERAL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA
INTO THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...WITH
AFTERNOON VALUES BETWEEN 65 AND 70. HUMIDITY ACROSS MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL FALL TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS AREA WILL ALSO SEE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
BETWEEN 10 AND 15 KNOTS...WHILE THE REST OF THE PLANNING AREA
WILL BE NEAR 10 KNOTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-49400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (68600-114200) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 22 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     57     63     66     67     65
RH..............57     38     28     23     22     26
20 FT WIND......E 3    E 5    E 9    E 10   E 10   E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5             15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (67400-112000) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (2100-32700) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...AREA WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110518.TRIBU.01/MPX