FNUS73 KMPX 071256 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND COULEE NW...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 756 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 MIDDLE 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.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 15 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 (3000-40300) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (112000-128100). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 16 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 63 65 66 65 59 RH..............67 54 50 47 48 57 20 FT WIND......NW 11 W 14 W 15 W 14 W 12 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...CALDERONE REQUESTED BY...ELLEN FUGE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120507.SANDC.01/MPX