FNUS73 KMPX 301228 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST VALLEY SNA...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 728 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS AND FOG EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BEGIN TO BREAKUP BY LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND BECOME SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL REACH NEAR 45 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8700-53900) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (70800-103900) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-7900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 60 65 67 67 62 RH..............77 60 52 49 47 56 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 SW 7 SW 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77. RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2100-49300) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (99100-147400). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5000-6300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3700-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 37 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HILTBRAND REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120430.LOSTV.01/MPX