FNUS73 KMPX 031333 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR REGAL MEADOW...TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 833 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 20 MPH. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (16600-42800) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (139800-188700). MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-9800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 53 57 59 58 54 RH..............74 53 44 40 40 46 20 FT WIND......W 11 W 9 W 10 W 12 W 8 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 20 15 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (72700-123600) DECREASING TO POOR TO GOOD (1700-43800) EARLY IN THE EVENING. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-50000) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (148400-197500). $$ FORECASTER...WFO MPX REQUESTED BY...MATT GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100503.REGAL.01/MPX