FNUS73 KMPX 231242 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR ST CROIX SAVANNA SNA...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 742 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 20 MPH POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE UPPER 60S WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-49300) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (137300-145700). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............50 56 63 66 67 65 RH..............46 38 31 29 28 33 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 8 SE 12 SE 14 SE 11 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WFO MPX REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100423.STCRO.01/MPX