FNUS73 KMPX 071301 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR RUNESTONE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 801 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE IN EXTREME WESTERN WISCONSIN AND WEAK LOW PRESSURE IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WILL RESULT IN LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS IN WESTERN MINNESOTA INTO EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON. A WEAK CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... WITH THE WINDS BECOMING LIGHT NORTHERLY. DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST THE REST OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 77. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION... AND REMAINING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-25900). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4100-6000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 71 75 77 75 69 RH..............65 55 48 45 48 59 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 4 SE 4 E 4 NE 3 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (200-1100). MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79. RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1100-43400) INCREASING TO FAIR TO EXCELLENT (20000-62200) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6100-7200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KRAUSE REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110907.RUNES.01/MPX