FNUS73 KMPX 211420
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE DEVIL SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
920 AM CDT WED APR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT PUSHED ACROSS THE BURN AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME MORE EAST NORTHEAST BY IGNITION TIME.
SPEEDS WILL REMAIN UP NEAR 8 TO 9 MPH...WITH SPORADIC GUSTS UP TO
13 MPH BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER...BUT HUMIDITY WILL
STILL FALL INTO THE MID 20 PERCENT RANGE BY LATER AFTERNOON. STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OUT OF HUDSON BAY INTO THE GREAT
LAKES MAINTAINING DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-43900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (55000-72700) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-8400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     54     61     66     67     64
RH..............62     45     34     28     25     28
20 FT WIND......NE 7   ENE 8  ENE 9  ENE 9  ENE 9  NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      5      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.

$$
FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100421.BLUED.01/MPX