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SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRING...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
736 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE DAKOTAS/MINNESOTA
BORDER SHOULD GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT MAY
HANG TOGETHER LONG ENOUGH TO BRING SOME RAIN SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A
STRAY THUNDERSTORM TO THE COLD SPRINGS AREAS AROUND 11 AM OR SO.
SKIES WILL REMAIN OVERCAST...WITH EASTERLY WINDS. THE ACTIVE WEATHER
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND...WITH
CONTINUED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DRY AND COOLER
WEATHER WILL MOVE IN NEXT WEEK WHEN A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (23600-73200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (78800-81400) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 32 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............60     63     67     68     67     64
RH..............67     60     52     52     56     62
20 FT WIND......E 11   E 12   E 12   E 12   E 11   E 11
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (56400-81100) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO GOOD (3300-30800) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 24 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...STEVE WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120504.COLDS.01/MPX