FNUS73 KMPX 111124 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR CMR--PINNACLE...FWS, SHERBURNE NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 624 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD VEER AROUND TO MORE SOUTHEAST SOON AFTER IGNITION TIME...HOWEVER REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT IN SPEED. BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON SOUTHEAST WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE UP TO 8 TO 9 MPH. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW...WITH A FAIRLY SIZABLE DROP-OFF AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. ONLY A FEW THIN HIGH CLOUDS EXPECTED TODAY. STRONGER SOUTHEAST WINDS ON THE ORDER OF 12 TO 16 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE ON SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST SOUTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (0-49500) THROUGH THE MORNING INCREASING TO GOOD (52600-55200) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 39 48 55 58 57 RH..............58 42 32 26 24 27 20 FT WIND......ESE 2 ESE 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9800-57400) DECREASING TO POOR (2000-5400) AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-49900) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (73600-96700) LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN REQUESTED BY...RUSS LANGFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090411.CMRPI.01/MPX