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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEDGE HILL...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
833 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN IOWA WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT OFF
TO THE EAST TODAY...FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE DROPPING
SOUTHEAST FROM SOUTHERN CANADA. SWATH OF LOWER CLOUDS OVER THE AREA
WILL DISSIPATE BY EARLY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR PLENTY OF CLEARING
AND MUCH DRIER AIR TO INFILTRATE THE AREA. RH VALUES WILL DROP TO
AROUND 35 PERCENT RANGE. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH
AND GUSTS IN THE 25-30 MPH RANGE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (42900-90500) DECREASING TO
                    FAIR (25600) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2000
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 22 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 17
                    TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     55     57     59     59     55
RH..............66     57     51     42     36     37
20 FT WIND......N 14   N 14   N 12   N 12   N 11   N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     20     20     20     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500-5300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-41500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55000-77400) IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...MARK CLEVELAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.WEDGE.01/MPX