FNUS73 KMPX 281231 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR STOWE LAKE...USFWS FERGUS FALLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 731 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST BY USHER IN DRY AIR. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT AND BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. A COOL FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY AND EARLY THURSDAY BRINGING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH IT. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL DECREASE FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON ONWARD BUT SMALL CHANCES WILL REMAIN INTO THE WEEKEND. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1800-31800) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (113100-118100). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 46 49 51 53 56 58 57 56 56 54 52 RH..............55 51 48 44 41 37 34 35 37 38 41 44 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 10 11 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (82200-118000) DECREASING TO POOR TO GOOD (11700-47000) EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-2600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 22 TO 25 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53. RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (15600-57100) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (65700-73800) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 23 TO 32 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 38 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090428.STOWE.01/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY