FNUS73 KMPX 091442
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OUTCROP C...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
942 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE DAKOTAS WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER
CONCERN TODAY AS IT MOVES INTO WESTERN MN THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE IS
LIMITED WITH THIS FRONT...SO ONLY A SLIGHT INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER IS
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WITH HIGHS GETTING INTO THE LOW 60S...AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT...DESPITE THE WEAK MOISTURE RETURN
OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. FOR WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TURN
TO THE SOUTH BY NOON...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL BE
INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. THE FRONT AND ITS ATTENDANT
WIND SHIFT TO THE NW IS EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-46300) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (52500-82500) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     42     51     59     62     64
RH..............67     55     44     33     26     24
20 FT WIND......SE 5   S 7    S 10   S 10   SW 5   NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15            15
HAINES INDEX....5      6      5      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (65900-89400) DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    GOOD (1700-39000) EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW TO OR HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (0-45200) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (76100-112500) IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...JACOB BEAUREGARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100409.OUTCR.01/MPX