FNUS73 KMPX 281149 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEDE HOME...USFWS MORRIS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 649 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-30800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (52800-95000) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 20 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 48 53 58 59 58 RH..............57 46 39 36 34 37 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 9 SE 12 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 23 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59. RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3900-52800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (58900-83100) LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 21 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 39 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090428.SWEDE.01/MPX