FNUS73 KMPX 111421 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR BETTERLY...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 821 AM CST WED NOV 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON NOVEMBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS SHOULD THICKEN AND LOWER OVER THE WEST WITH A FEW SPRINKLES POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MAINLY THIS MORNING. A STRONG SOUTH WIND WILL BE FOUND OVER THE AREA THURSDAY ALONG WITH A THICKENING CLOUD COVER. ON FRIDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MIDDAY. RAIN WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION. THE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL EXIT TOT HE EAST OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH INCREASING SUNSHINE BUT COOLER TEMPERATURES INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3200-48500) INCREASING TO FAIR TO EXCELLENT (17900-67200) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 48 54 56 51 47 RH..............55 44 36 34 41 49 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 10 S 11 S 10 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3400-12200). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 22 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 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 (4200-53400) INCREASING TO FAIR TO EXCELLENT (26600-64600) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO POOR (12000) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 43 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...RICHARDSON REQUESTED BY...JOEL KEMM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091111.BETTE.01/MPX