FNUS73 KMPX 081337 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR VERMILLION HIGHLANDS WMA...MNDNR-WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 837 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 10 MPH WITH GUSTS STAYING LESS THAN 20 MPH. CLOUD COVER CURRENTLY AT THE BURN SITE WILL IMPACT THE AREA THIS MORNING...BUT SKIES WILL BE CLEARING OUT BY THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE A COOL DAY AGAIN TODAY...WITH HIGHS TOPPING OUT IN THE LOWER 50S. HOWEVER...THE VERY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON TO FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION. BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (35500-70400) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (83300-94800) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 41 44 46 50 49 RH..............66 43 38 34 29 28 20 FT WIND......NW 3 N10 N 10 N 9 N 9 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFO MPX REQUESTED BY...TIM PHARIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100408.VERMI.01/MPX