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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH 40...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
626 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON JUNE 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 7 MPH AND SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS WILL PREAIL
TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DECLINE TO AROUND 45 PERCENT BY THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST ON FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM APPROACHES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGHOUT
THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN
                    BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-49600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     71     73     74     76     72
RH..............68     55     51     51     46     53
20 FT WIND......NE 4   NE 5   E 5    E 6    E 6    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5                    10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      2      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (21300-53600) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (2500-8400) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (11600-56800) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (67600-100400) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 25 TO 32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 36
                    TO 37 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130613.NORTH.01/MPX