FNUS73 KMPX 171347
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RIVER SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
847 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL REACH TO NEAR 70 DEGREES TODAY IN SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA AS PARTLY SUNNY SKIES PREVAIL. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL NOT BE
AS LOW AS THE PRIOR TODAY DAYS...BUT STILL DOWN TO NEAR 35 PERCENT
DURING THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO BE MUCH LIGHTER THAN
THE PRIOR TWO DAYS THANKS TO WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILING. THE WARMTH
 AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO FADE ON SATURDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. SOME SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP DURING THE DAY WITH RAIN LIKELY FOR MUCH OF THE REGION
SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2500-28000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     58     62     67     68     67
RH..............80     64     51     43     37     37
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 6    S 6    S 7    S 8    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.COTTO.01/MPX