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SPOT FORECAST FOR GREY CLOUD DUNES SNA...MN DNR SNA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
747 AM CDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE BURN SITE THIS
MORNING FOLLOWED BY A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL SHIFT WINDS FROM SOUTH TO WEST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE NEAR 35
PERCENT ALONG WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4100-40900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55000-69100) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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............49     56     62     66     67     65
RH..............66     53     43     37     37     40
20 FT WIND......S 9    SW 9   SW 8   W 7    W 5    NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      6      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-45700).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.GREYC.01/MPX