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SPOT FORECAST FOR STONEY RUN 11 PB...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
835 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 DAY. THE LOW WILL REACH THE STONEY RUN AREA AROUND
MIDNIGHT AND THE DULUTH AREA BY MORNING.  SHOWERS LIKELY
TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. DRYING WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS BEHIND THE LOW.  HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH...GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-45400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (66900-88600) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                            LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............50     59     63     63     62     58
RH..............50     40     37     40     46     57
20 FT WIND......S 10   S 12   S 14   S 15   S 14   SE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     21      22     22     18     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMP................AROUND 55.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
                    MPH THRU MID AFTERNOON.

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