FNUS73 KMPX 301449 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR ELL LASKOWSKI...FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 949 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW CLOUDINESS WILL DISSIPATE AT THE BURN SITE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE NEAR 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND THEN WEST. MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL REACH 35 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-43500) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (65000-113300) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-8000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 66 67 67 67 62 RH..............60 42 39 39 39 46 20 FT WIND......SW 7 W 9 W 10 W 9 W 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (17300-52100) DECREASING TO POOR (2100-6900) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80. RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR HIGH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9100-44800) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (53000-100500) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (30800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HILTBRAND REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120430.ELLLA.01/MPX