FNUS73 KMPX 211228 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR GREY CLOUD DUNES SNA...MNDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 728 AM CDT THU APR 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS CENTERED ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE DURING THE DAY...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 18 MPH BY 2 PM. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION THAT IS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE FORM OF VIRGA...OR SPRINKLES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 52. RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-43200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (54400-82200) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TEMP............33 40 46 50 52 51 RH..............78 62 51 46 43 44 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 4 S 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 18 18 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 3 4 .TONIGHT... RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. RH..................MIN 74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TAGGART REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110421.GREYC.02/MPX