FNUS73 KMPX 061247 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR MILLS...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 747 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS CENTERED ACROSS MINNESOTA EARLY THIS MORNING...WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA. MOST AREA WILL REMAIN DRY TODAY. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED SHOWER IS POSSIBLE AROUND LADYSMITH BY THE AFTERNOON...AND IN FAR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AFTER 4 PM DUE TO WEAK INSTABILITY. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT AND INCREASE THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-34700) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (53000-71200) LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7800-9100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............53 60 66 67 67 65 RH..............52 39 30 26 25 29 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 4 S 5 S 6 S 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (12200-23000). MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110506.CEDAR.01/MPX