FNUS73 KMPX 231311 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CREEK...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 811 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST OF THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING. A LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND EARLY ON WILL BECOME WEST NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 7 MPH FOR THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. THERE WILL SOME PATCHY CLOUDINESS THIS MORNING WITH A MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL. MINIMUM HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 35 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-47500) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (70300-119400) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6200-7500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7500-8700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 57 60 61 62 56 RH..............56 43 37 35 35 45 20 FT WIND......NW 4 NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 5 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 5 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-4100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 3100-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...HILTBRAND REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.SPRIN.01/MPX