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SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRING...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
813 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE REGION WHICH WILL
RESULT IN CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND DRY WEATHER FOR TODAY
AND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...THE
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BUT IT
LOOKS LIKE THEY SHOULD MAINTAIN A WESTERLY COMPONENT. WENT WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS...BUT AGAIN THESE WILL BE LIGHT AND COULD VARY
FROM TIME TO TIME. HOPEFULLY THIS WONT POSE A PROBLEM FOR THE
SMALL COLD SPRINGS FIRE. RH VALUES WILL QUICKLY FALL OFF LATER THIS
MORNING...TO NEAR 20% BY THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST
                    5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-51100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (56300-82000) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     63     66     68     69     66
RH..............46     30     22     20     20     24
20 FT WIND......NW 3   NW 4   NW 4   W 5    W 6    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120512.COLDS.01/MPX