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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSCOE SNA...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
619 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING
WITH SPEEDS NEAR 15 MPH FROM IGNITION TIME ONWARD. CLOUDINESS WILL
ALSO INCREASE WITH A THREAT FOR LIGHT RAIN DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2800-49100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (57600-93400) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 26 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                            CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............53     58     63     66     65     61
RH..............50     45     41     40     45     56
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 11  SE 12  SE 12  SE 10  SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (49300-97200) DECREASING TO
                    FAIR TO GOOD (28100-42800) IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (30600-42900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...TONI AGUILAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130524.ROSCO.01/MPX