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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST VALLEY...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
718 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS THE
MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL PRODUCE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE SOME WIND GUSTS AROUND 15 TO 20
MPH THIS AFTERNOON. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS SOUTHWEST CANADA...AND MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...CLIPPING NORTHERN MINNESOTA.
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION MID MORNING TUESDAY
BUT THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE DRY. A WARM FRONT APPROACHES
THE AREA ON THURSDAY BRINGING MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH A
BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGH
SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 82.
RH..................29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-40700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (120300-124500).

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     71     77     81     82     79
RH..............40     29     22     21     21     25
20 FT WIND......SW 6   SW 8   SW 9   W 10   SW 9   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     20     15     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (68700-108700) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    FAIR (200-28200) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120514.LOSTV.02/MPX