FNUS73 KMPX 081329
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE OUTCROPS...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
829 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE BURN AREA TODAY...BRINGING WITH IT A
CONTINUED FEED OF DRY AIR. THE HIGH SINKING IN WILL ALSO LEAD TO LIGHTER
NORTH WINDS TODAY AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS STAYING LESS THAN
15 MPH. DESPITE FULL SUN TODAY...TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY TOP OUT AROUND
50. HOWEVER...THE VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES TO BOTTOM
OUT AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT CALM WINDS SHORTLY AFTER
SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-47000) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (54100-91200) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     47     53     55     57     54
RH..............55     40     31     26     24     30
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 7    N 7    NW 7   N 5    N 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10            5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (15600-64200) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (1500-3300) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-47100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (49600-63200) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100408.GRANI.01/MPX