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SPOT FORECAST FOR TAUER SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
913 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN LA CROSSE AT 608-784-8292.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA LATER THIS
AFTERNOON BUT FOR THE BURN AREA...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL STILL
BRING SOME LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY...IN THE 20S BY THIS
AFTERNOON. AS HEATING OCCURS TODAY...EXPECT SOME WIND GUSTS INTO
THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME CLOUDS MAY ALSO MOVE
IN BY LATE IN THE DAY. LOOK FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
TO SPREAD ACROSS THE BURN AREA TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION..BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-45700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (56300-69100) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY MCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     49     55     59     60     59
RH..............56     34     27     24     23     27
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 9    S 10   S 11   S 11   SE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4100-52100).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (37100-72500).

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FORECASTER...WETENKAMP
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120412.TAUER.01/MPX