FNUS73 KMPX 191152 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR REED CANARY PLOTS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 652 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT IN WESTERN MINNESOTA WILL MOVE EAST AND REACH THE TWIN CITIES LATE THIS MORNING. ONLY SOME HIGH CLOUDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE IN CANADA WILL REMAIN WELL NORTH OF THE TWIN CITIES...RESULTING IN NORTHWEST WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST TONIGHT. THE CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS SLOWLY APPROACHES THE UPPER MIDWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................77 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST-NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH AROUND 3 PM. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9700-44300). MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 49 50 53 56 59 61 62 62 61 59 56 RH..............78 77 77 69 64 57 53 52 52 53 55 62 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 8 9 9 10 10 9 8 7 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING... THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (17000-33900). MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 17 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KRAUSE REQUESTED BY...LEE NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091019.REEDC.01/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY