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SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RIVER SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
910 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SFC HIGH WILL BE MOVING EAST OF THE AREA TODAY. SE RETURN FLOW IS
EXPECTED ACROSS WRN MN...WHERE HIGHS INTO THE MID 70S WILL ALLOW
HUMIDITIES TO FALL BACK INTO THE 30S. A SFC LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS
THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH SHOWERS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
LOW TRACK. THIS WILL KEEP BEST RAINFALL CHANCES ALONG AND NORTH OF
THE I-94 CORRIDOR. FOR WEDNESDAY...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BE
DROPPING SOUTH ACROSS NRN MN...WITH STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AHEAD OF IT. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS WILL RESULT
ACROSS WRN MN...WHERE HIGHS WILL BE PUSHING 80...WINDS WILL BE
SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HUMIDITIES TO
FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2600-38100).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     62     69     72     74     70
RH..............56     45     39     37     35     42
20 FT WIND......SE 7   SE 8   SE 7   SE 7   SE 7   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.COTTO.01/MPX