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PRESCRIBED BURN FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD COUNTY, MN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS, SD
1155 AM CDT TUE APR 29, 2003


PERCENT GREEN VALUE: 40%
PRESCRIBED BURN FORECAST                      TUESDAY APR 29, 2003


.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVING EAST ACROSS MINNESOTA INTO
THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY...WILL KEEP A RELATIVELY DRY LOW
LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING.  HOWEVER...A STRONG MID LEVEL FRONTAL
BOUNDARY OVER THE AREA WILL BE A FOCUS FOR OCCASIONAL SHOWERS THIS
MORNING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90.
RAINFALL WILL GENERALLY BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE...WITH AMOUNTS AROUND 
0.10 INCH OR LESS.  HOWEVER EMBEDDED HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE
ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 0.25 INCH...PRIMARILY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 14.

FORECAST FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON
TIME( CDT)              10AM        1PM         4PM        7 PM

SKY/WX................ CLOUDY      CLOUDY      MOCLDY      MOCLDY
TEMP (F)..............   50          54          56          53
DEW PT (F)............   43          37          38          41
RH (%)................   77          52          51          64
20 FT WIND (MPH)......  E-10        E-15        E-15        E-15
MIXING HGT (FT, AGL)..              1500        2100        1200
TRANSPORT WIND (MPH)..               18          18          18
DISPERTION INDEX......              FAIR        GOOD       FAIR
HAINES INDEX.......... 5 (MODERATE)