FNUS73 KMPX 011521 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR POW WOW RESTORATION...SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1021 AM CDT FRI OCT 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON OCTOBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH TWIN CITIES METRO AROUND THE TIME OF IGNITION. THERE WILL BE INCREASED CHANCES FOR RAIN ALONG WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AS THIS FRONT PASSES THROUGH. OUT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS ARE IN PLACE. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHERLY AT AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-34600) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (63500-106400). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............61 65 64 60 56 50 RH..............53 46 48 53 59 68 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 9 N 9 N 8 N 7 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 4 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO MPX REQUESTED BY...SHAWN KELLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101001.POWWO.01/MPX