FNUS73 KMPX 221314 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORWAY LAKE 5 PB...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 814 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MAINLY SUNNY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR 70 WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO NEAR 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3500-29900). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600-8600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 64 68 69 66 59 RH..............34 25 22 21 24 33 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 S 7 S 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-36200). MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3500-36900) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (119100-134100). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-7400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 26 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BARDOU REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100422.NORWA.01/MPX