FNUS73 KMPX 241446 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR FISH SCHUENEMAN...FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 946 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SE RETURN FLOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS WRN MN...WHERE HIGHS FROM 75 TO 80 WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES TO FALL TO NEAR 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. A SFC LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH SHOWERS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE LOW TRACK. THIS WILL KEEP BEST RAINFALL CHANCES ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I-94 CORRIDOR. FOR WEDNESDAY...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BE DROPPING SOUTH ACROSS NRN MN...WITH STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF IT. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS WILL RESULT ACROSS WRN MN...WHERE HIGHS WILL BE PUSHING 80...WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-35600). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............54 64 72 77 79 76 RH..............58 44 37 32 32 35 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56. RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1500-40500). MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78. RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW TO OR HIGH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-44100) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (104900) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (149900-173200) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (77900-113000) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5200-7100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3700-4200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 23 TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...RICHARDSON REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120424.FISHS.01/MPX