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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST VALLEY SNA...MN DNR SNA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
745 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.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3700-50000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 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 (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     57     61     64     66     64
RH..............66     51     44     40     38     41
20 FT WIND......S 8    SW 8   SW 8   W 7    W 6    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      6      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-44900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-7400 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.LOSTV.01/MPX