FNUS73 KMPX 221256 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR CRWT -SNA...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 756 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MAINLY SUNNY TODAY WITH THE LIGHT EAST WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MID 60S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO THE LOW 20S IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2000-40700). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 1 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 48 57 64 66 65 RH..............59 44 32 24 23 24 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WFO MPX REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100422.CRWTS.01/MPX