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SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEDEFOREST 20 PB...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
851 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST OF THE BURN SITE THIS
MORNING. A LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING.
A FEW CLOUDS WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE AREA BY AFTERNOON.
DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL. MINIMUM HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO REACH
NEAR 33 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-52000) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (41300-56000) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     64     65     64     60     55
RH..............41     35     33     35     41     49
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 5    SW 5   S 5    S 5    SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.SWEDE.01/MPX