FNUS73 KMPX 191353 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR VERLYN MARTH SNA...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 853 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH LATE MORNING AS MIXING DEEPENS. SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTS TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-35400) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (104500-122900). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 70 74 76 75 71 RH..............35 26 22 21 22 27 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 10 S 11 S 12 S 11 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....6 5 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52. MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (61400-104700) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (1700-29700) EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-44600) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (156000-204000). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600-8100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 33 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BARDOU REQUESTED BY...ERIK ANTHONISEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100519.VERLY.01/MPX