FNUS73 KMPX 031251 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSONVILLE 30...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 751 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 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 COULD BE OVER CENTRAL...INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD 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.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-45400) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (61100-93000) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-7900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 46 50 54 57 60 63 65 66 67 67 66 RH..............68 58 50 44 38 34 31 29 27 26 26 28 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..0 2 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...RICHARDSON REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090503.JOHNS.01/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY