FNUS73 KMPX 251320 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR GREY CLOUD DUNES...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 820 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS FOR THE REMAINDER FOR THE DAY WILL REMAIN SMALL. CURRENT SOUTHEAST WINDS LIKELY TO BE VARIABLE AROUND 1 PM...BEFORE BECOMING ESTABLISHED OUT OF THE NORTH BY 3 PM. DESPITE NORTH WINDS...WILL BE A WARM DAY WITH HIGHS AROUND 70...WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY'S DOWN TO AROUND 47 PERCENT. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH MUCH COLDER AIR WORKING IN WITH IT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (14200-49400). MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............56 58 61 63 66 67 69 69 70 70 68 65 RH..............59 55 53 52 50 49 45 47 45 44 47 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE E NE N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 8 7 5 5 4 5 5 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 5 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44. RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57. RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (26100-63500) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (58100-78900) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...WFO MPX REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120425.GREYC.01/MPX SKY (%) LEGEND CLR = CLEAR MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR PC = PARTLY CLOUDY MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY CDY = CLOUDY