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SPOT FORECAST FOR CANNON RIVER...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
925 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IN ON THE DOOR STEP OF EASTERN
MINNESOTA AT THE CURRENT TIME. IT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH
BETWEEN 10 AND 11 AM WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO WEST NORTHWEST
THEREAFTER. MODERATE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH RAIN CHANCES
REMAINING EAST OF THE BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 18 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (28000-73300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (77800-83700) LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     70     69     72     72     68
RH..............68     61     53     41     38     42
20 FT WIND......SW 16  SW 16  W 14   W 12   W 10   NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.30     30     25     25     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      4      3      4      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. RAIN LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN RAIN EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORGHOFF
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130430.CANNO.01/MPX