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SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RIVER SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
936 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PICK UP THIS MORNING NEAR THE SPRINFIELD/
SANBORN AREA. SUNSHINE TODAY WITH SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS
INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH
POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THROUGH THE MID 70S AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO NEAR 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH/SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH WITH 20 MPH GUSTS
                    AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-45300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (63400-96600) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     66     73     76     77     74
RH..............59     47     38     36     36     41
20 FT WIND......S 10   S 14   S 14   S 15   S 15   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS THIS EVENING.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (39900-88000) DECREASING TO
                    POOR TO FAIR (11600-14100) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120510.COTTO.01/MPX