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SPOT FORECAST FOR HAY CREEK...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
734 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AREAS OF MID CLOUDS WILL MOVE THROUGH EARLY TODAY....GENERALLY THINNING
OUT AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES LEAVING MOSTLY HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS.
IT WILL BE WARM TODAY ONCE MORE....BUT WITH A BIT MORE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
(HIGHER DEW POINTS) EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES TO BE 5 TO 15 PERCENT
HIGHER THAN PAST DAYS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TO START THE DAY BUT
GENERALLY AVERAGE EAST TO SOUTHEAST (090 TO 110 DEGREES) TODAY 5
TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT WILL SEE AREAS OF CLOUDS AS WELL AND INCREASED LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE CONTRIBUTING TO HIGHER MAXIMUM RH VALUES OVERNIGHT. THE
LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION WILL BE ON THE EDGE WITH THE NEXT STORM
SYSTEM AND LIKELY TO ONLY SEE A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON
WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. TOTAL RAIN AMOUNTS
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL RUN AROUND ONE HALF INCH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-8600 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........70  73  75  77  77  77  75  74  72
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............63  66  68  70  72  73  73  74  75
RH..............56  50  45  42  41  41  43  41  40
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  E
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   7   7   7   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  10  15  15  10  10  10  10

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FORECASTER...RIDDLE
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAUDENSLAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110519.HAYCR.01/FGF