FNUS73 KMPX 131207 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR REESE EASEMENT 28G-1...FWS MORRIS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 707 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DISTURBANCE ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND CAUSE SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST...AND CONTROL THE WEATHER FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THURSDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON THURSDAY...AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A WET PERIOD FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 52. RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (12200-61800) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (65400-75300) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 48 50 52 52 49 RH..............65 56 52 46 44 48 20 FT WIND......NE 9 NE 8 N 8 N 9 N 9 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47. RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...RICHARDSON REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110413.REESE.01/MPX