FNUS73 KMPX 071514
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VERMILLION HIGHLANDS WMA...MNDNR-WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1014 AM CDT WED APR 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE IS SINKING INTO THE AREA TODAY.
THIS HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANTLY DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO THE BURN
AREA THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WILL ALLOW FOR A COOL...BUT SUNNY DAY
TODAY...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 50S. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
WILL DROP DOWN TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS NEAR 10 MPH THIS MORNING
WILL INCREASE TO 15 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (27600-66700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (133600-147600).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-8700 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 18 TO 24 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............41     46     51     54     54     53
RH..............47     42     37     34     30     29
20 FT WIND......N 9    N 14   N 14   N 14   N 15   N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     25     25     25     25     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      5

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...TIM PHARIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100407.VERMI.01/MPX