FNUS73 KMPX 171405
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RIVER SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
905 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
INTO THE CENTRAL DAKOTAS BY EARLY EVENING. LOOK FOR INCREASING
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW ALONG WITH AN INCREASE OF
CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL REACH THE COTTONWOOD RIVER
AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT AND THEN LIFT NORTHEAST TOWARD THE DULUTH AREA
BY MORNING.  SHOWERS LIKELY TONIGHT. DRYING WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE LOW.  HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO
WESTERN MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING AFTERNOON CLOUDS.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH 14 TO 19 MPH WITH 25 MPH GUSTS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (59900-98100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200-6600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                     LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............62     63     63     58     58     56
RH..............36     36     45     53     64     69
20 FT WIND......S 14   S 17   S 15   SE 14  SE 14  S 16
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     23     17     15     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 60
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH...BECOMING WEST LATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5900-41700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 24 TO 33 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
                    WINDS DECREASING IN THE MID AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.COTTO.01/MPX