FNUS73 KMPX 201327
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD RIVER STATE PARK...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
827 AM CDT TUE APR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE AREA TODAY...BUT A
SUNNY SKY AND A STAGNANT PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD TO VERY
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM SLIGHTLY FROM YESTERDAY...WITH AFTERNOON READINGS
BETWEEN 70 AND 75. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT TODAY. A COOL FRONT
WILL SWING SOUTHWARD TONIGHT...INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS ON
WEDNESDAY. THESE WILL GET UP TO 10 TO POSSIBLY NEAR 15 MPH IN
EASTERN MINNESOTA INTO WISCONSIN. LOWER MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO
COME IN BEHIND THE FRONT...BUT SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL
OFFSET THAT...LEADING TO HUMIDITY NEAR 25 TO 30 PERCENT. IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOP ACROSS
WESTERN WISCONSIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 1 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (0-43500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500-10600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     54     64     69     72     71
RH..............67     43     29     24     21     21
20 FT WIND......SE 2   E 1    NE 2   N 2    N 3    N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.                            5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (700-43000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN DONAIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.WILDR.01/MPX