FNUS73 KMPX 261341 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RIVER SNA...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 841 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS CENTERED ACROSS CENTRAL CANADA... WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD TODAY. INITIALLY...WINDS FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST THIS MORNING WILL BECOMING MORE NORTHEAST-EAST THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING...BUT SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (51100-63600). TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 53 55 57 57 55 RH..............62 47 35 31 31 32 20 FT WIND......N 11 NE 12 NE 11 NE 11 E 11 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (24900-57400) DECREASING TO POOR TO GOOD (3300-38200) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47. RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...TAGGART REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120426.COTTO.01/MPX