FNUS73 KMPX 091228 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRING...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 728 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY. NORTH WINDS NEAR 5 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BACK TO THE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY REACHING NEAR 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1000-25800). MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 59 63 65 64 60 RH..............64 53 43 38 38 46 20 FT WIND......N 3 NW 2 NW 1 W 2 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77. RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2500-37100) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (56600-81400) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HILTBRAND REQUESTED BY...ELLEN FUGE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120509.COLDS.01/MPX