FNUS73 KMPX 031304 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR GLEN ANDERSON FIRE...MN-DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 804 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FORECAST AREA TODAY FROM THE DAKOTAS. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BE QUITE LOW AND NEAR 25 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 60S. WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE SOUTH ON MONDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. IT WILL ANOTHER DRY DAY ON MONDAY WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AFTERNOON HUMIDITY DUE TO THE SOUTHERLY WIND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1600-43800) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (71300-100000) LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 51 56 60 63 66 68 69 69 68 66 62 RH..............61 50 41 35 31 27 25 23 23 25 27 31 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (15300-62600) DECREASING TO POOR (1300-1500) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICHARDSON REQUESTED BY...DAVID TRAUBA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090503.GLENA.01/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY