FNUS73 KMPX 231235
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRWT -SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
735 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY THICKEN AND LOWER DURING THE DAY WITH THE
THREAT OF SHOWERS DEVELOPING MAINLY AFTER 6 PM. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND WILL
INCREASE BY LATE MORNING SUSTAINED 11-14 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND
25 MPH POSSIBLE.  TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MID 60S WITH HUMIDITY
DROPPING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST
                    11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-42700) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (120200-150300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     53     59     64     66     65
RH..............54     48     39     35     34     38
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 7   SE 11  SE 14  SE 14  E 11
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     20     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100423.CRWTS.01/MPX