FNUS73 KMPX 281417 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR MUELLER...FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 917 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER WISCONSIN WILL GRADUALLY WORK EAST TODAY...TAKING CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS EAST WITH IT. NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY...GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGH THE MORNING...THEN SLOWLY DECREASING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. CLEARING CLOUDS...SHOULD ALLOW FOR A NICE WARMING TREND OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. EXPECT THE SUNSHINE AND MIXING TO LOWER THE RH INTO THE LOWER 40S OR UPPER 30S BY THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (7500-46400) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (65900-115600) IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (92700-118100) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (67200) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 58 62 62 59 51 RH..............46 37 33 38 47 61 20 FT WIND......NW 12 NW 14 NW 12 NW 9 NW 7 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 20 15 10 5 HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 6 6 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-41800). .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69. RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4200-32800) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (109300-145000). $$ FORECASTER...FRANKS REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110428.MUELL.01/MPX