FNUS73 KMPX 141144 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR FELBER WPA...MN VALLEY NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 644 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WAS CENTERED NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY AND SLOWLY DECREASE THE WIND SPEEDS. LOW LEVEL CLOUDS WERE BEGINNING TO BREAK UP THIS MORNING...WHICH WILL LEAVE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES FOR THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE UPPER MIDWEST STARTING LATE TONIGHT ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND MOVING ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (31400-74200) DECREASING TO FAIR (13200) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 31 TO 36 MPH BECOMING WEST 16 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 54 57 59 61 60 RH..............70 59 51 47 44 44 20 FT WIND......NW 14 NW 13 W 12 W 11 NW 6 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 20 20 10 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000-5900). MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 1 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66. RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4100-46100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (53200-79100) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...RICHARDSON REQUESTED BY...JAMI MARKLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090514.FELBE.01/MPX