FNUS73 KMPX 221437 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR FOUCHI FARM...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 937 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...AND BRING LIGHT NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MID 60S AT THE BURN SITE... AND COMBINE WITH DECREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND OR SLIGHTLY BELOW 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO SOUTHEASTERLY IN DIRECTION FOR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................23 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1800-35200) INCREASING TO FAIR TO EXCELLENT (24900-73400) LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 63 66 65 61 57 RH..............31 23 19 21 27 35 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 W 4 S 5 SE 7 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO MPX REQUESTED BY...PAUL HANSEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090422.FOUCH.01/MPX