FNUS73 KMPX 011335
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR 17 NW LIL BL REM...WILD RIVER STATE PARK MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
835 AM CDT THU APR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SOON VEER TO THE EAST NEAR THE BURN AREA AS A
WARM FRONT PUSHES SLOWLY NORTH FROM IOWA. THE WIND DIRECTION MAY STILL
VARY SOMEWHAT FROM EAST NORTHEAST TO EAST NEAR IGNITION TIME HOWEVER.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH SHORTLY WITH FURTHER INCREASES TO
NEAR 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. AS TEMPERATURES PEAK IN THE LOWER 70S
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE 30 TO 35
PERCENT RANGE...LEADING TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-34900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (53100-88800) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4900-6000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     56     65     70     73     74
RH..............57     46     44     41     38     37
20 FT WIND......NE 7   E 10   SE 12  SE 14  SE 14  SE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     25     20
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8600-55000) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (4800-7100) EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 28 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN DONAIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100401.17NWL.01/MPX