FNUS73 KMPX 171232 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITNEY...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 732 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL DAKOTAS BY EARLY EVENING. LOOK FOR INCREASING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW ALONG WITH AN INCREASE OF CLOUDS DURING THE DAY. SHOWERS LIKELY TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. DRYING WEDNESDAY AS WINDS TURN NORTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREAISNG CLOUDS THRU THE DAY. TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH. SOME AFTERNOON GUSTS 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-44600) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (56500-84000) LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 18 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW TEMP............42 46 50 53 55 57 58 58 57 57 55 53 RH..............68 59 53 48 42 41 40 45 49 51 57 64 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56. RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (25800-65100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (46400-90700) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 23 TO 32 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PAULSON REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120417.WHITN.02/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY