FNUS73 KMPX 261328
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VERMILLION HIGHLANDS...MNDNR-WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
828 AM CDT MON APR 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 CDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AS DRIER AIR FILTERS
IN FROM THE NORTHEAST. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL...AND
GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND 9 KNOTS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL BE NEAR 25 PERCENT FOR THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-49600) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (65700-79500) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     50     54     59     62     63
RH..............61     50     41     33     28     26
20 FT WIND......N 4    N 5    NE 5   NE 6   NE 7   N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5                    10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      3      3

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FORECASTER...HILTBRAND
REQUESTED BY...TIM PHARIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100426.VERMI.01/MPX