FNUS73 KMPX 071255 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE BEND 18...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 755 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION TODAY. AFTER MORNING FOG BURNS OFF BY ABOUT 900 AM...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. CLOUDS MAY INCREASE DURING THE MID- TO LATE- AFTERNOON HOURS BUT THERE WILL STILL BE SOME SUNSHINE. RH VALUES WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOW...DROPPING TO THE LOWER 40S THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS...MAINLY SPEEDS...WILL BE OF SOME CONCERN. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 15-25 MPH RANGE BEFORE SETTLING DOWN THIS EVENING. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...AND TUESDAY/S FORECAST HAS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2200-42700) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (115500-129400). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 60 64 65 66 63 RH..............72 58 50 48 45 50 20 FT WIND......NW 10 W 12 W 14 W 15 W 14 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...CALDERONE REQUESTED BY...ELLEN FUGE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120507.PINEB.01/MPX