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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST VALLEY...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
744 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 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 THE PRESCOTT AREA BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
SKIES WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY...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.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (21100-69400) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (72700) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                            CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............67     72     73     72     69     64
RH..............63     53     53     57     62     72
20 FT WIND......E 10   E 10   E 11   E 10   E 10   E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (25500-72500) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (5200-18300) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 21 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 18
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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