FNUS73 KMPX 291355
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RIVER SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
855 AM CDT MON APR 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE TODAY. EAST WINDS AT IGNITION TIME
WILL BECOME SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM INTO THE LOWER 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO NEAR 35
PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (16200-43300).

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     62     68     71     70     64
RH..............59     48     39     35     38     50
20 FT WIND......NE 5   E 5    E 5    SE 5   S 7    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.                            10     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      3      3

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FORECASTER...BORGHOFF
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130429.COTTO.01/MPX