FNUS73 KMPX 031453 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR ML KATHIO...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 953 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN IOWA WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT OFF TO THE EAST TODAY...FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE DROPPING SOUTHEAST FROM SOUTHERN CANADA. SWATH OF LOWER CLOUDS OVER THE AREA WILL DISSIPATE BY EARLY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR PLENTY OF CLEARING AND MUCH DRIER AIR TO INFILTRATE THE AREA. RH VALUES WILL DROP TO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE. IN ADDITION...BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN THE 10-15 MPH RANGE AND GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (41700-82100). MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 21 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 51 55 56 55 49 RH..............58 48 38 32 31 37 20 FT WIND......N 12 N 11 N 11 N 11 N 8 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32. RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56. RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. $$ FORECASTER...CALDERONE REQUESTED BY...VIRGINIA BLAKESLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120403.MLKAT.01/MPX