FNUS73 KMPX 121518 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON CREEK...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1018 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUD COVER WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE DAY...BUT ANY RAINFALL SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR SOUTHEAST WINDS TO BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDIY SHOULD STILL DIP BELOW 30 PERCENT FOR A TIME THIS AFTERNOON. THE ADVANCE OF A WARM FRONT WILL BRING BETTER CHANCES OF RAIN TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 2 PM. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4000-16000) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (60000-79600) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE CHC CHC LIKEY WEATHER TYPE.... RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 57 62 66 64 62 RH..............50 36 30 27 31 40 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 8 SE 10 SE 12 SE 11 E 11 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 17 18 19 18 $$ FORECASTER...PAULSON REQUESTED BY...JOHN KELTO - DISPATCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100412.WASHI.01/MPX