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SPOT FORECAST FOR HARRY CATER...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
724 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT THAT WAS LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE BY NOON WITH STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH.
SUSTAINED SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
THE DRY AIRMASS MOVING INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT WILL FORCE
RH VALUES DOWN TO 25-30 PERCENT. WIND SPEEDS WILL SETTLE DOWN AROUND
SUNSET AND CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE STATE OVERNIGHT...WITH RETURN FLOW FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
LATE WEDNESDAY AS THE HIGH MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2400-46200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (133100-138700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 29
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     67     69     71     70     68
RH..............50     40     35     29     29     32
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 11   N 14   NW 14  NW 12  NW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25     20     20
HAINES INDEX....5      4      3      3      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (84900-132200) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (900-45000) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 13 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.HARRY.01/MPX