FNUS73 KMPX 051658 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOWS AT MYSTIC LAKE...SMSC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1158 AM CDT MON APR 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE LOCAL AREA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EAST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL BACK TO THE SOUTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS IN THE 4 TO 6 MPH RANGE. A FEW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD IN LATE IN THE DAY WITH THE SHOWERS BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS IN THE EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER 3 PM. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (31100-52900). MIXING HEIGHT.......7700-8300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 59 62 63 61 56 RH..............52 36 32 31 35 45 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 5 SE 2 E 2 E 5 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 3 $$ FORECASTER...HILTBRAND REQUESTED BY...SHAWN KELLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100405.MEADO.01/MPX