FNUS73 KMPX 131321 FWSMPX SPOT FORECAST FOR GREY CLOUD DUNES...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 821 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...RESULTING IN A MAINLY CLEAR SKY AND DRY WEATHER. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP OFF INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP OVER THE AREA TUESDAY BRINGING A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE NEXT WIDESPREAD CHANCE FOR RAIN DOES NOT LOOK TO COME IN UNTIL TOWARD THE END OF WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-43900) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (52900-91000) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 63 69 71 71 69 RH..............46 30 22 21 23 28 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 4 SW 5 SW 7 SW 8 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51. RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (47300-81300) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (800-19400) EARLY IN THE EVENING. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79. RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE TO OR HIGH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-45600) INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (58500-95800) IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-8000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120513.GREYC.01/MPX