FNUS73 KMPX 261551
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUTCHINSON...FWS MORRIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1051 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY NORTHEAST FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE SITE TODAY. HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDINESS WILL THIN SOME THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL
BE FROM THE NORTHEAST (040-060) AT 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
REACHING 20 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-39800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT (59700-116600) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900-9700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     55     58     60     59     54
RH..............61     47     40     37     38     45
20 FT WIND......NE 7   NE 10  NE 12  NE 12  NE 11  NE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-35500).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 7
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100426.HUTCH.01/MPX