FNUS73 KMPX 171241 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR AMADOR EAST_WEST RX...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 741 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... VERY WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY. EVEN THOUGH HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO AGAIN REACH INTO THE UPPER 70S...DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES AROUND 60 WILL HOLD AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES UP AROUND 50 PERCENT. THIS WILL HOWEVER BE OFFSET SOME BY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY THAT WILL BE INCREASING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2400-42800) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (65700-108500) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (87700-135700) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (43300) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4000-5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 69 76 78 78 75 RH..............78 68 60 54 54 60 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 9 S 12 S 12 S 10 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 17 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (9200-13700). MIXING HEIGHT.......800-900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78. RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12700-49200) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (72700-108400) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (43000) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 35 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GRIESINGER REQUESTED BY...K SIEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120317.AMADO.01/MPX