FNUS73 KMPX 171429 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR NEY WMA...DNR WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 829 AM CST THU NOV 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL CONTINUE THE DRY AND COOL WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 36. RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5400-31800). MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............22 30 35 34 32 31 RH..............54 35 29 30 36 41 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 S 5 S 5 SE 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3000-20500). .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49. RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1100-19500). MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER REQUESTED BY...TIM KOPPELMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111117.NEYWM.01/MPX