FNUS73 KMPX 291831 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR VERMILLION HIGHLANDS WMA...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 131 PM CDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 CDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA EARLY IN THE DAY. THIS WILL KEEP THE MORNING MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SOME DRIZZLE POSSIBLE EARLY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY WITH LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE MORNING WHICH WILL BECOME MORE EASTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH DRIZZLE POSSIBLE EARLY. BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. RH..................80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION... BECOMING NORTHEAST TO EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5400-37400). MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 DURING THE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...PAULSON REQUESTED BY...TIM PHARIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.VERMI.01/MPX