FNUS73 KMPX 121523 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON NE...FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1023 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH LATE THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY VEER TO THE WEST BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE SITE. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-51500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (51400-88400) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (20200) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4500-5900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 64 69 69 66 59 RH..............48 34 30 30 36 47 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 14 SW 11 W 7 W 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 10 HAINES INDEX....5 6 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-15400). .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50. RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9300-52500) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (62900-83800) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 17 TO 18 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HILTBRAND REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110412.ANDER.01/MPX