FNUS73 KMPX 291214
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PERBIX WPA...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
714 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE TO AROUND 60 DEGREES TODAY...AND TO
AROUND 70 FOR A HIGH ON TUESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
LOWER TO AROUND 35 PERCENT BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NO
PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED UNTIL FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 12 MPH
                    BY MID MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-42200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54500-74200) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............37  42  46  50  54  56  58  59  59  58  56  54
RH..............72  60  53  48  41  38  36  34  36  37  42  46
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   7   8   9   10  11  11  10  7   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  15  20  20  20  15  15  10  10
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10400-57500) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (4100-7400) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4100-46900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55800-84500) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...SCHMIT
REQUESTED BY...JAMI MARKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100329.PERBI.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY