FNUS73 KMPX 031345 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RIVER SNA...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 845 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 CDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING T0 30 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (18100-50900) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (286500-287900). MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10400-11900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 56 61 64 65 63 RH..............65 49 39 34 31 34 20 FT WIND......W 12 W 13 W 16 W 18 W 13 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (256800) DECREASING TO POOR TO GOOD (2600-44700). $$ FORECASTER...WFO MPX REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100503.COTTO.01/MPX