FNUS73 KMPX 221144
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST CROIX WMD...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
644 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...
SUNNY CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS GENERALLY 10 MPH
OR LESS TODAY.  TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO THE MID 60S THIS AFTERNOON
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO 20 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-41000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3
                    TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 3 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............37     46     55     62     65     64
RH..............63     43     31     24     21     22
20 FT WIND......E 2    E 4    SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5             10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-27100) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (96400-110300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...JOEL KEMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100422.STCRO.01/MPX