FNUS73 KMPX 261225 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR ST CROIX SAVANNA SNA...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 725 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WIND BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY NOON POSSIBLE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP TO THE MID 20S WITH AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 80S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 82. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (11100-56600) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (67700-98600) LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-8700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 73 78 80 81 80 RH..............60 43 29 25 24 27 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 9 N 8 N 8 N 8 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....54. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...WFO MPX REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100526.STCRO.01/MPX