FNUS73 KMPX 171348 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAMBERTON 15 PRAIRIE BANK...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 848 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL COVER THE REGION TODAY. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT NEAR 10 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL REACH 25 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-44100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (57700-75200) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 55 58 61 64 66 67 68 68 67 65 62 RH..............61 51 44 38 32 29 27 26 27 30 34 38 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71. RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (7200-56500) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (72900-96500) LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HILTBRAND REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110517.LAMBE.01/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY