FNUS73 KMPX 091247
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANNON RIVER PRESERVE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
747 AM CDT SUN MAY 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COOL START UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME EAST
TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY. SOME HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE
INTO THE AREA LATE MORNING.  DRY AIR ABOVE THE GROUND WILL MIX
DOWN DURING THE DAY WITH HUMIDITY BOTTOMING OUT BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON.  RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. ONE QUARTER TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN
INCH IS LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........HIGH CLOUDS MOVING IN LATE MORNING.
                    TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    MAINLY LIGHT EAST SOUTHEAST.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (0-46300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     50     54     57     58     56
RH..............48     39     32     30     29     32
20 FT WIND......NE 2   E 2    SE 4   SE 6   SE 5   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.                     7      7      7
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...PAULSON
REQUESTED BY...ELLEN FUGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100509.CANNO.01/MPX