FNUS73 KMPX 211221 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOP UNITS...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 721 AM CDT FRI OCT 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVERHEAD THIS MORNING...WILL DRIFT EASTWARD TODAY...WITH A MORE SOUTHWEST WIND DEVELOPING DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-36300). TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 46 53 56 55 48 RH..............72 51 41 38 41 60 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 4 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100-2000). .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57. RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2400-22400). $$ FORECASTER...TAGGART REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111021.SHOPU.01/MPX