FNUS73 KMPX 171146 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR D-23-14...CAMP RIPLEY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 646 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TODAY ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AS TEMPERATURES REACH INTO THE LOWER 70S AND HUMIDITY VALUES FALL INTO THE 22 TO 27 PERCENT RANGE. THE WARMTH AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO FADE ON SATURDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. SOME SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE DAY WITH RAIN LIKELY FOR MUCH OF THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. RAIN AMOUNTS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH SUNDAY WITH RAIN AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. COOLER WEATHER ALONG WITH SOME SHOWERS ARE FORECAST ON MONDAY WITH DRY AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-50700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (46300-72800) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (21800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5400-6200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 58 64 67 68 65 RH..............57 49 40 37 37 41 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-15400). .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (15600-34200). MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WFO MPX REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090417.D2314.01/MPX