FNUS73 KMPX 281127 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH_ENTRANCE_RX...MN_DNR P&T NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 627 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL MOVE EAST TODAY WHILE A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST OVERNIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL BECOME NORTHEAST...THEN SOUTHEAST ON THURSDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO ORGANIZE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG IT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (36700-63500). MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 47 50 51 50 46 RH..............62 53 50 50 54 63 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 9 NW 8 NW 6 NW 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3000-50300) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (59300-84000) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...RICHARDSON REQUESTED BY...K SIEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.NORTH.01/MPX