FNUS73 KMPX 011206 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR MILLS...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 706 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE PLANNING FORECAST AREA THROUGH THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION THEN SETTLES SOUTH OF THE AREA FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH GOING INTO THURSDAY AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH AND SOUTH OF THE AREA. THERE MAY BE SOME DRYING OUT ON FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE TRIES TO NUDGE INTO THE AREA...BUT ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE WEEKEND. RAIN AMOUNTS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY WILL LIKELY REACH AN INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF... ESPECIALLY OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 77. RH..................87 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (24400-64700) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (89000-120000) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (143600) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (44200-92900) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 26 TO 32 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 41 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 60 67 72 76 76 RH..............93 87 73 68 60 60 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 11 S 14 S 15 S 16 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 30 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500-5900). MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 29 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76. RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-44600) INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (20100-59500) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICHARDSON REQUESTED BY...KRIS LARSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120501.CEDAR.01/MPX