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SPOT FORECAST FOR GREY CLOUD DUNES SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
740 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WILL GRADUALLY BACK TO WESTERLY
BY THIS EVENING...AND THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST BY SUNSET. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR 40 PERCENT AS TEMPERATURES RISE
INTO THE LOWER 60S. RAIN WILL TO HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE EVENING AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (10400-22200).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5600 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     51     57     60     62     61
RH..............60     53     49     44     43     46
20 FT WIND......NE 7   NE 5   N 5    NW 3   W 3    SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10                   5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (69900) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (127400) EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    TO EXCELLENT (197600) EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (258500-292600) LATE IN
                    THE MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (262100-312000) DECREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (256800-261300) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500-10400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 36 TO 41 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130510.GREYC.01/MPX