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SPOT FORECAST FOR HARRY CATER...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
831 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

JUST A FEW CLOUDS EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT GRADUALLY INCREASING IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE CLOUD COVER COULD SLIGHTLY
LIMIT THE MAX HEATING TODAY AND MINIMUM RH. HOWEVER...STILL THINK
THERE WILL BE ENOUGH SUN TO GIVE YOU THE TREND IN THE FORECAST
BELOW. IF ANYTHING THERE WILL BE A LIGHT NORTHERLY COMPONENT TO
THE WIND...BUT DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING TOO STRONG. IN FACT...THE
FLOW IS SO LIGHT THAT THE WIND MAY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES
TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-50500) INCREASING TO FAIR TO
                    EXCELLENT (29600-60200) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     45     49     55     56     52
RH..............67     49     42     38     37     44
20 FT WIND......NE 5   N 5    N 5    N 5    N 5    NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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