FNUS73 KMPX 011346
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CORNISH...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
846 AM CDT THU APR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL VEER TO THE EAST NEAR THE BURN AREA
BY NEAR OR SOON AFTER IGNITION TIME AS A WARM FRONT PUSHES SLOWLY
NORTH FROM IOWA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE REACHING AND HOLDING
STEADY AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH 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.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-49500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (68700-111400) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 16 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     60     65     68     68     63
RH..............48     38     33     32     36     45
20 FT WIND......ENE 10 E 12   E 14   E 11   E 10   E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      5      4      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE
                    OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100401.CORNI.02/MPX