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SPOT FORECAST FOR AUGUSTA BURN...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
145 PM CDT MON MAY 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1420 CDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VIRGA/SPRINKLES IN THE VICINITY THROUGH ABOUT 3 PM.  THEN CLEARING AGAIN
WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING
MORE SOUTHERLY AND SOME GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH AFTER ISOLATED SHOWERS MOVE EAST.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO THE LOWER 30S AFTER 4PM AND THE CLOUDS MOVE
THROUGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 8
                    TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-37800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (114700-120900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............70     73     76     76     75     70
RH..............45     38     34     32     30     39
20 FT WIND......SW 6   SW 9   S 11   S 12   S 11   S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60.
RH..................MAX 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (82800-117100) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    FAIR (0-20500).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...DAVID TRAUBA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120521.AUGUS.01/MPX