FNUS73 KMPX 091630 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR PFS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1030 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED ACROSS NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING WILL SLIDE EAST DURING THE DAY...CENTERING ITSELF OVER SOUTHERN MN BY THE EARLY EVENING. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO REINFORCE THE MILD AND DRY AIRMASS ALREADY IN PLACE...SO LOOK FOR AN UNSEASONABLY WARM DAY WITH RHS DIPPING DOWN INTO THE 30S. THIS HIGH WILL RESULT IN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS MOST OF THE DAY...BUT IN GENERAL WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 8 MPH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 8 MPH OR LESS. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12200-54500) DECREASING TO POOR (1300) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 54 58 56 47 42 RH..............60 43 34 35 49 62 20 FT WIND......W 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 NW 3 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0-1100). MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 0 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57. RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE TO OR HIGH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-41300). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...GRIESINGER REQUESTED BY...TRACY RONNANDER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091109.PFS__.01/MPX