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SPOT FORECAST FOR OTTAWA BLUFFS...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
610 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SLOWLY INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO
A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY...WITH FAIRLY
PERSISTENT 5 TO 8 MPH WINDS EXPECTED BY THE AFTERNOON. MIN RH
VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 30S. ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANCES
FOR RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-41000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (52900-83800) LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     71     73     76     73     67
RH..............50     42     40     36     40     49
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 5    S 6    S 6    S 6    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      3      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-46800).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 80 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-33600) INCREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (8300-56300) IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BORGHOFF
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130507.OTTAW.01/MPX