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Minnesota Fire Weather Zone 900

.DISCUSSION...
AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA DEVELOPS ACROSS THE PLAINS
LATER TONIGHT AND WOBBLES SLOWLY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MIDWEEK...
IT WILL BE A WET PERIOD FOR MOST. RAINFALL WILL BE IN THE MIX
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH MUCH OF THE AREA EXPECTED TO RECEIVE
BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES RAINFALL TOTAL BY WEDNESDAY.

SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA-
642 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    UNTIL 1300...THEN OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS AND
                    RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
HOURS OF SUN........1 HOURS.
PRECIPITATION.......WIDESPREAD 0.50 TO 0.75 INCH AMOUNTS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3500 FT AGL (AVE 12-6 PM).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH (AVE 12-6 PM).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 45000 OR GOOD (AVE 12-6 PM).
MAX GFDI INDEX......LOW.
REF EVAPO TRANSP....0.13 TO 0.19 INCHES (20 INCH PLANT CANOPY).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
                    UNTIL 0100...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
                    70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
PRECIPITATION.......AREAS OF 0.50 TO 0.75 INCH AMOUNTS.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                    1300. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    26 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
HOURS OF SUN........3 HOURS.
PRECIPITATION.......SCATTERED 0.30 TO 0.50 INCH AMOUNTS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3600 FT AGL (AVE 12-6 PM).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 19 MPH (AVE 12-6 PM).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 63000 OR EXCELLENT (AVE 12-6 PM).
MAX GFDI INDEX......LOW TO MODERATE.
REF EVAPO TRANSP....0.13 TO 0.27 INCHES (20 INCH PLANT CANOPY).



.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 55 TO 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS 65 TO 70. EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
80 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 50 TO 55. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS 55 TO 60. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 45 TO 50.
NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 60 TO 65. NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO
13 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 45 TO 50. EAST WINDS 7 TO
12 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 65 TO 70. EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 50 TO 55. SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS 65 TO 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
22 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.