FNUS73 KMPX 281234 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR JORGENSON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 734 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN RATHER ACTIVE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WITH SEVERAL WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY UNDER ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 48. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-36500) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (77200-121900) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (133600-139700) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (35500-82200) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000-6700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 23 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 39 42 45 47 48 48 46 43 40 38 36 RH..............75 64 55 49 45 42 42 43 49 55 59 64 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 12 14 14 14 12 9 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 25 25 25 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27. RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100-3000). MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51. RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-48100). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 18 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...HULTQUIST REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111028.JORGE.01/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY