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SPOT FORECAST FOR ORDWAY PRAIRIE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
633 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...CLIPPPING NORTHERN MINNESOTA.
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION 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.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 84.
RH..................26 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-46700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (115000-144000).

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     72     79     83     84     81
RH..............38     26     20     16     16     20
20 FT WIND......SW 5   W 6    W 6    W 9    W 10   W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     20     15
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (61100-105500) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    FAIR (900-29200) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-41100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (94400) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (153500-165600) EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (78100-113900) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120514.ORDWA.01/MPX