FNUS73 KMPX 281303 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR POMME DE TERRE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 803 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 52. RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (22300-45600). MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 47 49 50 51 52 52 51 50 48 47 46 RH..............62 60 56 54 54 52 54 56 61 63 65 68 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3500-20700). MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56. RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5000-53200) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (51700-85900) LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 28 TO 36 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 39 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 23 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...HULTQUIST REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.POMME.01/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY